ORANGE RICE

French cusine - some times elegant,some times rustic, and always exquisite- cam be intimidating for a beginner to lern.It can be done witha few precticed cooking methods and some signature ingredients. For French people location makes a difference in what cusine is prepared. there are many regional sapecialties.typical french foods are made with there regional products like French apples, leeks, mushrooms, various squash and stone fruits are among the most commonly used produce, and some cheese s also. this recipe I have adopted from here as per recipe this festive creole rice dish tastes delicious with sea food and lightly steamed vegetables and only chan ge in the recipe i have done is i used orange juice with water to cook the rice it improves the aroma. And the rice is simply delicious.

INGREDIENTS:--------

Olive oil ---- 1 tab sp

Yellow onions ---- 1 cup chopped

Salt to taste

Ground red pepper (red chili powder)(cayenne) -- 1/4 tea sp

Navel orange -- 1 medium peeld and chopped

Fresh orange juice --- 1/2 cup

water --- 1 1/4 cup

Long grain rice --- 1 cup

Bay leaf --- 1 no.

METHOD:----

Heat olive oil in a sauce pan add chopped onion and fry till they become soft then add salt and cayenne and cook for few more min.

now add bay leaf, half orange piecesmix once and add water and rice, orange juice mix well bring to a full boil in a high flame then cover with a lid reduce the heat in to a very lowest heat and cook till done

Switch off the heat and remove the bay leaf and stir before serving.

I enjoyed this with Broccoli Dijon