Let's talk Rice..part 2
 

Ok...Cindy started the rice thread and I never knew there were so many varieties of rice. Went shopping today and bought Jasmine, Basmati and some Quinoa...now everyone share you favorite ways to prepare rice.
I need ideas for preparing it as a side dish for eating with fish, shrimp,chicken etc... I have never prepared anything but plain ole white rice:D

I gave you a few ideas earlier (Spanish rice, using bullion in place of water, dirty rice, etc) I will look for a few actual recipes (since we all know I rarely follow them :teethysmi )

I add peas carrots and coriander seeds to basmati as a fall back basic recipe

here is a jambalaya recipe

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1942,...247201,00.html

Aromatic Basmati Rice Rice Cooker) Recipe - Food.com - 424415



Basmati Rice With Corn and Peas (Rice Cooker) Recipe | Yummly

Quinoa Too!
 

How To Cook Quinoa in a Rice Cooker (with recipes)

http://www.quinoa.net/181.html



and of course a curried version as well :wink:

Curried Quinoa Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Thanks Lisa!!! Those all sound yummy and easy!!!! I can't wait to cook:D OMG did I just say that:eek:

Jasmine Rice
 

How to Cook Rice in a Rice Cooker: 8 steps (with pictures)

Fried Rice Recipe : Food Network Kitchens : Recipes : Food Network

Lime Cilantro Rice Recipe - Allrecipes.com

The rice cooker does most of the work :D:D

Exotic Tangy Indian Rice
 

OMG I have to try this one!!!


"A tangy rice dish made with tamarind and curry leaves has a slightly sour flavor. It is very easy to make and it a favorite food in south India."
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups water
2 cups long grain rice (like Basmati), rinsed and drained
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cashews
7 small dried chile peppers
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon cumin seed
10 fresh curry leaves
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons tamarind paste
1 cup plain yogurt
DIRECTIONS:
1. Measure the water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the rice and salt, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
2. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a small skillet set over medium heat. Add the cashews and toast until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. Heat the remaining oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the chile peppers, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once the seeds start to pop, add the curry leaves and half of the nuts. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat.
4. When the rice is done, transfer it to a serving bowl and stir in the turmeric, lime juice and tamarind paste, then mix in the chilies and spices along with the oil from the skillet. Garnish with the remaining nuts and serve with plain yogurt on the side.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2012 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 6/23/2012

I still don't understand what "plain old white rice" is. There are so many different kinds of white rice you cook with just water and they all taste different.

For the basic American palette that would be long grain enriched white rice. No variety specified.

So that means Uncle Ben's or what? Put that on the list of foods I've never tried, along with peanut butter and jelly and key lime pie.

The packaging always just says long grain enriched rice. Doesn't give a variety. But yes, like Uncle Ben's or Minute Rice.

And I understand you not having PB&J but you are really missing out on the Key Lime Pie!

Yep, good ole Uncle Ben's...:D One of the great staples of the British diet....:eek: :D

And I LOVE peanut butter with runny honey - and Key Lime pie too (although that'd be the non-authentic type ;)) Perhaps if you put some snails on top it might entice you to try it? :eek: :D x

Is your Key Lime Pie Green or Yellow over there?

Oh dear! :p It's green, and I know that's wrong! :D Please don't blame me...blame Marks and Spencer!!! :thumbup: :D x

LOL Believe it or not, I have even seen green Key Lime pie here in FLORIDA :eek: :hide2: :eek:

Long grain rice is "plain ole white rice" ...Americans tend to cook it with two cups of water to one cup rice. Hispanics cook it more often with a one to one ration of rice to water. My sil method is to put rice in rice cooker put water until it come upto first joint in finger when touching to the top of the rice. Of course it is most often mixed with beans.

Uncle bens and minute rice is either parboiled or precooked and dehydrated. "plain ole" white rice takes 20 minutes or so to cook... Instant rice more like 5.

I "learned" the difference when cooking for my ex sil who was from Japan. That is when I got a rice cooker! Couldn't live without one now :)

Lol...good ole food dye !

That is exactly my method for "measuring" out the liquid.

My rice cooker finally arrived on Friday..came in from work and decided to try a Mexican style rice with the basmati. I added cumin..orange bell pepper..salt...corn...black beans...onion..and chicken bullion ( after aggravating Lisa to death texting her for advice :p) it turned out perfect!!!
Today I am cooking Jasmine rice and shrimp...I added carrot..bell pepper..curry powder..salt..peas and at the end added some spinach. I have my shrimp steaming in the basket of my rice cooker and added some curry powder and florida sunshine salt ( a gift from Lisa) I can't wait to try it!! Will update on how it turns out after we eat:)

My poor DH doesn't know what to do...he is a country cooking meat and potatoes kind of guy:D

Poor Ricky :cry: he is wondering WTH happened to his "real food"!! :eek: :hide2: :sidesplt:

Oh no, another man's wonderful diet and normality up the shoot....:eek: :D :sidesplt: x

Bwahahaha...if he doesn't get with the program..it just means more for me:D

you should try quinoa in the rice cooker next. Did Ricky and Brandon try it the other night?

They didn't:( neither of them like black beans..I left the beans out of the Mexican Rice and just added them to my portion.

see if you can find some plain quinoa ~ I, personally, have not seen the flavored that you purchased. Buy plain and fix it up the way they would like it.

The Jasmine rice and shrimp was a hit...we all loved it..even Ricky:p I know Walmart had the plain Quinoa and I am sure I can flavor it better than the flavored that I bought:D

When I get my jerk seasoning I'm going to make a basmati and jerk shrimp!! I'm so excited to try it! Of course I will be jerking :chicken: too :cheer: :cheer:

Yum that sounds so good and just a little bit nasty:D

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