Turmeric rice is an aromatic and flavorful side dish. It's a quick and easy one-pot yellow rice recipe that's ready in just 20 minutes with just 6 ingredients. Low fat, vegan and gluten free.
1 ½cups(300g) long grain or basmati ricerinsed and drained (not ‘quick cook’ rice)
3cups(750 ml) vegetable stock (broth)
To serve (optional)
chopped cilantro (coriander)
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large pan, then add the onion and cook for a few minutes until soft, but not brown.
Stir in the garlic and cook for a further minute.
Add the turmeric, cumin and rice and combine well.
Pour in the stock/broth, cover the pan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 10-15 minutes or until all of the liquid has been absorbed.
Serve sprinkled with chopped cilantro/coriander
Note: be guided by the cooking time on your particular bag of rice.
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Notes
Make sure that the onions are really soft and golden when sauteeing them.
Be sure to rinse the rice before adding it, to remove excess starch
For a different flavor, add in half a cup of any of these: raisins, frozen peas, corn, finely diced carrots, finely diced red bell peppers, spring onions/scallions
Try topping your yellow rice with toasted cashews, almonds or seeds
Swap the rice for quinoa or couscous for a different side dish
Add the juice of half a lemon and some lemon zest, and leave out the cumin for lemon turmeric rice
Use your favorite type of rice: basmati, brown, white, wild etc...
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