Rainbow Rice

Ingredients

 * 2 cups rice
 * 4 cups water
 * 200 gms slivered almonds
 * 200 gms shredded coconut
 * 2 tablespoons cooking oil
 * 2 small cardamoms
 * ½ teaspoon powdered nutmeg
 * 2 tablespoons orange peel cut into strips
 * Assorted food colours, red, yellow etc.

Directions

 * 1) Soak the rice for 1 ½ hours.
 * 2) Boil the rice on medium heat until 3/4 cooked.
 * 3) Drain rice and set aside.
 * 4) Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a pot and heat on medium heat.
 * 5) Layer one layer of rice, then one layer of sugar, coconut and then orange peel.
 * 6) Repeat layers then cover and cook for 10 minutes.
 * 7) When rice is done, add a few drops of the food colouring.
 * 8) Mix and serve.
 * 9) Before serving garnish with slivered almonds.