Rice Rice Rice

douthenico
douthenico Posts: 13 Member
edited November 27 in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone!

I am eating rice with my dinners at the moment and am looking for ways to jazz it up without adding tooooo many calories!

I have tried dried chili, powdered garlic and stock cubes :smile:

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

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  • xelsoo
    xelsoo Posts: 194 Member
    Coconut rice! Adding coconut canned milk to the rice while cooking gives it a subtle delicious flavor and creaminess.

    I always cook a garlic clove in a little bit of olive oïl (onion goes well too), add fresh parsley/other spices and then the rice, give it a swirl and add the stock. The flavor is quite different from powdered garlic!

    Cooking it with seafood stock (especially homemade) gives it a great flavor! Then you can add some green and red peppers, onion, grated tomato, paprika, saffron and cumin and at the end prawns/mussels/other seafood. So flavorful!
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Add chopped mushrooms, bacon salt and pepper.
  • WholeFoods4Lyfe
    WholeFoods4Lyfe Posts: 1,518 Member
    I like to cook my rice in stock instead of water. I've also been known to cook it in Coconut Milk. It adds a few calories, but gives it delicious flavor and richness if you like the taste of Coconut. Tumeric Rice is another one of my favorites, just add 1/2 - 1 tsp of Tumeric to your cooking liquid per cup of rice. And sometimes, I just like plain white rice cooked in water with salt, pepper, and butter (actually ghee since I'm Lactose Intolerant).
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Pilau rice is very good with Indian dishes! http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/easy-pilau-rice-55802
  • DaintyWhisper
    DaintyWhisper Posts: 221 Member
    I like adding a couple spoonfuls of salsa when I make rice, both in the water before it cooks and as a mix-in after it's ready. I usually eat it with shredded/cubed chicken (also cooked with salsa) mixed in or with taco meat for burritos. Other times, I'll add soy sauce, veggies, and chicken for a stir-fry type meal.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    maybe to look to other grains with similar nutrition profiles to break up the monotony of rice (couscous; barley; farro etc)
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I add a tablespoon of wild rice.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I make rice pudding with unsweetened vanilla almondilj and cinnamon. Maybe a touch of brown sugar.
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Cilantro and lime juice. Mmmmmm.

    LOVE cilantro lime rice!
  • tlpina82
    tlpina82 Posts: 229 Member
    I use Sona Masoori rice (15 kg organic bag is available at Costco).
    My daily rice is usually basic. Cooked in a bed of garlic with salt.
    To change things up, i mix cilantro to the rice every now and then.
    Other times, i add coconut milk or a little coconut oil.

    And if you;re going fancy, a little olive oil, 3 garlic cloves... Fry until golden.
    Add the rice, one bay leaf and 3 or 4 Star Anise + salt.
    Cook normally.
    Remove the Star Anise and the Bay leaf before serving.
    It tastes great with any dish.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited June 2018
    Furikake - Japanese rice seasoning. It''s made in different flavors.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    Cuban yellow rice. Spanish rice. Herb rice.
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    If you like cilantro I concur with the post above! Easy!

    https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/146000/lime-cilantro-rice/
  • douthenico
    douthenico Posts: 13 Member
    Thanks everyone! Some great ideas here :smiley:
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    1TBSP jalepeno oil per cup dried rice, 2 cups chicken stock instead of water, 3TBSP chives, pepper (to your liking - I usually add a lot)
  • shaumom
    shaumom Posts: 1,003 Member
    Roast a veggie, then puree it with some of the water you are cooking the rice in and use it like normal water- adds lovely colors and tastes
  • brightresolve
    brightresolve Posts: 1,024 Member
    Saute in tiny oil, veggies like carrot, onion, precooked potato and sweet potato cubes, peppers like pasilla or bell. Add a bunch of cooked rice, then a bit of canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce or other zippy spice. Greens underneath, an egg on top... dinner.

    Also, rice pudding for me too please! Look up chard and rice casserole online, it's yum. And can't wait to try the cilantro lime rice.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    I'm in China on business. They serve rice with everything. When I've used the canteen they think i forgot the rice. I just dont eat much of it. Gives me carb induced narcolepsy. :D
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,589 Member
    Fennel! Also, different kinds of rice. DELICIOUS! :D
  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    clicketykeys wrote: »
    Fennel! Also, different kinds of rice. DELICIOUS! :D

    It's amazing what subtle differences in flavor and texture can add to any rice dish. At any given time, we have basmati, jasmine, arborio, sushi, wild, and brown rices in our pantry :smiley:
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    Cilantro and lime juice. Mmmmmm.

    And fish sauce and hot pepper!
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    I love onions, especially the sweet vadalias. I put an entire huge onion in my last batch of yellow rice and it really added a great flavor.
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