Our minds are limitless. There are many things we want to achieve. Creative thoughts keep us from innovating to make us live a better life. Because life is constantly moving and changing, our minds are constantly changing according to what we are experiencing.
As with food, there are many innovations created for many specific purposes. There are those who aim to process food ingredients that are less attractive to have a good value on the market. There are foods that aim to substitute other foods for healthier choices.
In my opinion, our minds will never stop to keep us alive even in the most difficult conditions. But, indeed, we often fail to control our thoughts so that we overreact and stress arises. Before that happens, we must control our powerful minds.
So, this time I'm sharing my experience with plant-based rice made without rice! I really like the taste of this plant-based rice. So, I hope that you can also make this type of rice at home, especially for those of you who are reducing your carbohydrate intake.
As a warning, the texture of the rice recipe this time is different from the texture of rice in general which is soggy. But their appearance is similar.
Cauliflower Rice
Have you heard of Cauliflower Rice? Actually, this wasn't my first time cooking Cauliflower Rice. In the past, I've also shared the Cauliflower Rice recipe here. It's just that, on occasion, I changed the complementary ingredients for Cauliflower Rice.
Honestly, personally, I really like the taste and texture of this Cauliflower Rice recipe. So indeed, it is very suitable as a substitute for rice in general. The most important thing is that their taste is not disgusting. While cooking Cauliflower Rice, I put myself in the position of someone who doesn't like vegetables that have a strong taste and aroma. That's why I'm looking for the right spices so that this menu can be liked by others, especially for beginners in consuming vegetables.
Aromatic Herbs
The ingredients that you really need to pay attention to are the aromatic herbs for seasoning the Cauliflower Rice. We have to add aromatic herbs. The tip is to choose aromatic herbs that we are familiar with and often use for cooking. The more familiar they are in our kitchen, the more comfortable we will be with the results of these dishes.
Cauliflower Rice will produce an unpleasant aroma when cut into pieces. That's why, we need aromatic herbs to get rid of the bad smell of cauliflower.
In this recipe, I used kaffir lime leaves, ginger, and lemongrass. These herbs greatly affect the results of the Cauliflower Rice. In addition to creating a distinctive fragrance, these herbs enhance the delicious taste of dishes.
You can use other types of herbs that have a scent that you like. But for the record, get rid of any aromatic herbs you don't like from this recipe. It would only make the Cauliflower Rice worse as a whole.
Oh, wait, you can also add turmeric powder if you want to make the cauliflower rice more attractive and not pale. But only optional and not really the focus of the ingredients in this recipe.
Complementary Vegetables
Apart from aromatic herbs, you should also add vegetables that you like, or at least vegetables that you can eat the most among the many other choices.
Just like serving rice with vegetables in general, this recipe for Cauliflower Rice is also served with complementary vegetables. We don't need to cook them separately. We're going to be cooking the cauliflowers and other side vegetables at the same time as well. It also saves our cooking time. That's great!
Some vegetable choices that are suitable for Cauliflower Rice are peas, green beans, long beans, carrots, chives, mushrooms, and more. In this recipe, I use mushrooms, green beans, and carrots.
The Ingredients
- 2 small cauliflowers
- enough green beans (about a handful of chopped green beans)
- enough button mushrooms (about a handful of 1/4 cup of sliced mushrooms)
- enough carrots (about a handful of chopped carrots)
- one stalk of lemon grass, flattened
- 3 sheets of kaffir lime leaves
- about the size of a thumb of ginger, flattened
- 3 tablespoons of chopped garlic and red onion
- 1/2 of teaspoon salt
Cooking Instructions
Remove stems and leaves from cauliflowers. Then, cut them into small pieces. The size of the cut cauliflowers is adjusted with the chopper which you will later use to turn the cauliflowers into grains.
Prepare the salt water. Then soak the cauliflower pieces in the salt water for about 10-15 minutes. In addition to cleaning the small caterpillars that stick to the cauliflowers, this method will also reduce the bad smell of the cauliflowers. In particular, if the cauliflowers used are not very fresh because they are not used immediately after purchase.
I use a manual chopper. Add the chopped cauliflowers that have been thoroughly washed (after soaking them in the saltwater). Make cauliflowers like grains.
Heat the oil. Then add all the seasoning ingredients (chopped onion, ginger, and other herbs) except salt.
Add the veggies and keep stirring them to avoid burning the bottom of the pan. Do not add water because it will make the texture of the cauliflower rice soggy later. Cook for five minutes, or when the veggies are nearly cooked in your opinion.
Add the cauliflowers that have been formed into grains in the last five minutes of cooking. Don't forget to add salt and correct the taste before cooking them.
Serve cauliflowers rice with garnishes according to your taste. You can also add fried tofu or chips to make the sensation of eating more enjoyable.
According to my taste, the result of Cauliflower Rice this time is better than my previous recipe. In my opinion, because I use kaffir lime leaves which have an effect on a delicious and authentic cooking fragrance. What do you think about the Cauliflower Rice recipe? Let me know if you are interested in trying Cauliflower Rice.
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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