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Surprise rice

Time to make: 10 mins
Serving: 4 people

Ratings: 1.0

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Ingredients

Measurements explained

a glass jar with a tight lid, large enough for all the ingredients (about 350ml)

1 cup uncooked white rice

2 teaspoons turmeric

1 teaspoon dried onion flakes (buy these in the spices aisle)

2 teaspoons salt-reduced vegetable stock powder

1 stick cinnamon

½ cup raisins, currants or sultanasgolden raisinsX

Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.

Instructions

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1 Wash jar in warm water. Leave it in the sun or a warm place to dry inside.

2 To create colourful layers in jar (see picture), first pour – cup rice into the bottom of jar. Cover it with turmeric. Add onion flakes as the next layer, then a raisin layer. Sprinkle stock powder over then finish with another 1/2 cup rice.

3 Gently insert cinnamon stick, careful not to shake jar. Close lid. Attach instruction label to jar. Wrap a circle of fabric around the top and fasten with a ribbon.

Instruction label to attach to jar

To make this Surprise rice, pour ingredients into a pot, cover with 1 1/2 cups cold water and cook. Merry Christmas!

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check turmeric and onion flakes are gluten free and use gluten-free stock powder.

Nutrition info (per serve)

Calories 234 cal

Kilojoules 980 kJ

Total fat 1 g

Saturated fat N/S g

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Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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First published: Dec 2012

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