Red Rice With Beetroot Leaves
By: gypsy696
Published: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 2:27am

Ingredients




3/4 cup of red rice
2 cups of beetroot leaves (including stalks)
1 teaspoon of sumac powder
Drizzle of olive oil
Salt to taste

Preparation

1 Wash your red rice, drain, and soak the rice again in water for approximately 20-30 minutes before cooking. Cook for 30-40 minutes, along with the sumac and salt, with almost thrice the amount of water as the rice. Start off with a little less - keep adding water as you go along. 2 Chop up the beetroot leaves. 3 Once the rice is cooked, let it cool for 10-15 minutes. Then add the chopped leaves and mix well.  Finish off with a dash of olive oil on top.