Topic: food colouring for pilua rice, powder or bottled ??

[delhi belly]

hi,  looking at making some pilua rice for the 1st time , while looking at others ways of making the rice i was just wondering to get the different coloured grains off rice , whats the best dye to use  ?   bottled liquid dye or powdered dye ,  what would be your preferance.  im not sure as im pretty new to cooking indian food and your help is appreciated,  thanks db

[Razor]

Hi db,

Either bottled or powdered is fine.  If you're using powdered, you would dillute it with water anyway.  Just pour a line eithe side of your rice, then let it bake off in the oven.  This helps lock the dye into the rice and stops it bleeding when you give it a final mix.

Hope this helps!

Ray