Seemingly a humble grain, rice is actually the most muscular weapon of
mass construction in the kitchen--and it loves to dress up! Nisha Katona
is a rice evangelist, and is on a mission to show the enormous breadth
of rice dishes that can be created simply and quickly. The exciting,
contemporary recipes in this book reinvent rice time and time again,
embellishing it with everything from chili to chocolate, cardamom to
Kahlua. Marrying different cuisines from around the world, the result is
this collection of vibrant, exciting dishes. "Kick-Ass Kick-Starts"
touts a range of blinged-up breakfasts--such as as Creole Breakfast
Cinnamon Fritters--while "Light Fantastics" offers starters, lunches and
other munchie busters. Try Black and Red Boudoir Salad or Pearly Rice
Urchins! "The Main Grain" features fantastic world feasts--from the
fiery Vietnamese Hell Rice to the more delicate Lebanese Rose Petal
Rice, and options for "Souped-Up Sides" include a Thai Wild Rice Salad
or Indonesian Coconut Rice. Have a happy ending with sensational sweet
treats--rice pudding is of course included (Caramel and Rum Rice
Pudding, anyone?), along with exciting new inventions like Black Rice
Sorbet with Cinnamon and Rice Donuts. This is a book of seriously
pimped-up rice recipes.
