November 8, 2013

Spiced Cauliflower Rice

How to make Spiced Cauliflower Rice


                While I was looking to make something, other than the usual Biryani & I stumbled into this recipe  in a collection of  variety rices book, that I had hardly peeked into.So, this is what I'm sending to the 2nd week of  CCChallenge. Although I wasn't sure how this would turn out; I took a guess based on the ingredients & decided to go ahead, putting the whole family's lunch at stake!

          I turned to check on my 2 year old, just to make sure he is not eating anything toxic, but there he was like a beautiful angel, reading a picture book. He was pointing to the pictures & saying the name of the object & what we do with it. He said Sofa - Sit, Cereal - Eat, Milk - Drink & Bed - Jump!! According to him, the bed is for jumping, but you could sleep on it as well, if you like; which reminded me of the song "5 little monkeys jumping on the bed" & i hope this mama does not need to call the doctor.

           My gamble with the lunch, paid off big time and the result was a mildly spiced, aromatic & flavorful rice with lots of veggies to nurture your family. You can serve it with a Raitha, if you like. I made Beetroot Raitha to go with it (will post that recipe shortly).


Spiced Cauliflower Rice/Pulav




Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups (soak in water for 20 minutes)
2 big Onions, sliced 
Medium Tomatoes - 5 (washed)
Fresh or frozen Cauliflower - 3 cups (washed & cut into large florets)
Frozen or fresh peas - 1 cup (washed & drained)
Chilli powder - 1/2 to 1 Tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Salt - as needed
Oil - 4 Tbsp
Coriander leaves, chopped - 2 Tbsp
Lemon juice from 1 Lemon

Combine the dry ingredients below & set aside for coating the Cauliflower florets:

Corn Starch - 1 Tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 Tsp
Rice flour - 1 Tsp
A little Salt

Saute the below ingredients in a little oil & grind to a smooth paste:

Small Pearl Onions - 8 no:s (Peeled & washed)
Green Chillies - 4 no:s
1 to 2 inches long, Ginger chunks (Peeled, washed & sliced)




  • Heat a large pan with water & add the whole tomatoes, cover & boil for 5 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat, remove from water; discard any unwanted parts from the tomatoes & grind to a smooth puree & set aside.
  • Cook the soaked rice with the required amount of water. (3 cups of water should suffice for 2 cups of Basmati). Once cooked, cool the rice.
  • Cook the cauliflower in the microwave or on the stove top until it's thoroughly cooked & firm.
  • Drain any excess water from the Cauliflower & sprinkle the Corn Starch mixture into it & toss to coat the wet Cauliflower florets.
  • Heat oil in a non-stick Kadai, add the flour coated Cauliflower florets, roast until crispy & light brown in oil.
  • Remove the Cauliflower from oil & drain on absorbent paper.
  • In the same oil, add the sliced Onions & green peas; saute with a little salt. Once these are cooked, add the ground  masala, Tomato puree, Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, Salt, Garam masala powder & cook for a few minutes.
  • Check seasoning & add the cooled rice, stir & cook on low heat for a few minutes, until the rice is fluffy & coated with the puree.
  • Turn off the heat, add the Coriander leaves & the Lemon juice, stir & serve hot with a Raitha. Can be eaten by itself too.

Tips:  

You can save the drained water & use it in another dish or use it to cook rice, so you will not lose out on the nutrients from the Cauliflower & Tomatoes.


Srivalli's CCChallenge





18 comments:

  1. Lovely aromatic recipe! Love the one pot meal recipes as it is easy to put together on weeknights :)

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  2. I adore cauliflower and I may just roast the cauliflower in the oven and try this recipe

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  3. I am a big fan of one pot meals, this fits the bill perfectly... lovely recipe

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  4. very delicious cauliflower rice :)

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  5. Wat a delicious,aromatic and inviting one pot meal.

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  6. Thanks for taking the time & leaving your valuable comments, ladies!

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  7. Sounds very yum.Must try it soon :)

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  8. great option for one meal dishes, healthy rice....

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  9. Whenever we try a new dish, we are always putting the entire meal at risk..heheh..but luckily I guess we can trust our capabilities for the dish to turn out well..good one Suja..and nice reading about your lil one..

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  10. Wow.. its an interesting and delicious one pot meal... gobi rice is my all time favorite...

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  11. Thank you ladies! Valli - I have 2 big time skeptics at home, who are ready to say "No" to anything unfamiliar :)

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  12. Color of the rice is so tempting!

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  13. ohhh so yumm I love this cauliflower rice a lot very flavor and its everyone's fav at home.

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  14. Life savers - that is what these one pot meals are to me :)

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  15. Your kiddo is soo cute.
    Cauliflower rice looks flavorful and delicious.

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  16. Thank you for taking the time to leave your comments, ladies :)

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  17. This is one yummy delicious one pot meal

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