Cauliflower Rice Recipe

“A perfect low carb rice substitute when you are in a gluten free, keto or paleo diet. “

Cauliflower rice has got quite popular. It is a versatile vegetable and you can use them to make a perfect side for your meal.

Cauliflower rice goes well with curries, sabzi, grilled chicken, grilled fish or anything you like.

You can even make fried rice out of it.

How to Make Cauliflower Rice:

• Wash and soak cauliflower for 30 mins in salted water.
• Chop them finely
• Toss them in salt and leave them to sweat.
• Squeeze out extra water.
• Take them in microwave safe bowl. Cook covered till it is tender.
• Serve.

How long does cauliflower rice last?

Raw Cauliflower Rice

If you turn cauliflower into cauliflower rice and leave it in the fridge for a few days, it develops a strong and unpleasant sulfur smell. So its best to use it right away or freeze it.

Cooked Cauliflower Rice

Cooking cauliflower rice prevents it from developing a funky smell as quickly. Cooked cauliflower rice keeps for approximately 4 days in a sealed container in the fridge.

Can you freeze riced cauliflower?

Yes! freezing riced cauliflower after pressing out the moisture and before cooking. Freeze in a sealed container for up to 1 month.

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Cauliflower Rice Recipe

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

15 mins

 

Cauliflower rice is a healthy alternative for regular rice. Perfect rice to enjoy with hot curries when you are in a low carb diet.

Author: Aarthi

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: American

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Cauliflower - 1 head
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Take cauliflower and cut it into florets.
2. Soak it in salted water for 30 mins.
3. Drain it. Take it in a food chopper or food processor and pulse few times till it is coarsely chopped like rice.
4. Now take it in a large bowl, Add some salt and mix well.
5. Cover and leave to rest for 15 mins.
6. Now squeeze the cauliflower to remove all the excess water.
7. Take it in a microwave safe bowl. Cover it and pop it into the microwave and cook for 5 mins.
8. Now use a fork to fluff up the rice.
9. Serve.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 cup Calories: 27

3.5.3251

Pictorial:

1)Take cauliflower in a bowl. Soak them in salted water for 30 mins.

2)Drain them and take them in a chopper

3)Cover and chop them

4)Pulse them till it gets finely chopped like rice.

5)Now it is chopped

6)Take it in a bowl

7)Add salt.

8)Mix well and set aside for 15 mins.

9)Squeeze and remove excess water.

10)Take it in a microwave safe bowl.

11)Cover it.

12)microwave for 5 mins

13)Now it is cooked

15)Spoon it into serving plates

16)Enjoy