Vegan Spiced Indian Rice

Vegan Spiced Indian Rice

Happy Valentine’s Day!   I love Indian food, and this vegan spiced Indian rice is a staple in my diet. I make this rice even if I am not making other Indian dishes to accompany it. It makes the whole house smells divine!

It takes all my willpower and self-control not to finish the whole thing. This dish is a perfect side for Indian curries. The rice you will eat with every dish! I love this rice so much I even had for breakfast several times! The combination of spices and textures is too perfect.

Vegan Spiced Indian Rice

Vegan Spiced Indian Rice

Ingredients    
  • a mugful of long grain rice
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 cinnamon stick  
  • 6 cardamom pods
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds, crushed
  • 1 large handful of sultanas and roasted cashews chopped
  • cilantro to taste    

Instructions    

  1. Fill a large pan with water and bring to a boil, tip in a teaspoon of salt. Add turmeric and cinnamon. Pour in the rice, stir once and return to a boil. Turn the heat low, boil uncovered, without stirring for 10 minutes. 
  2. The rice should be tender, al dente. Drain it and set aside.   In the meantime saute onions, cardamom, and cumin in the oil until golden.   As soon as the onions are transparent and fragrant, add the cooked rice and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, combining the onions well.   Toss the sultanas and cashews in and warm rice and top with chopped cilantro to taste.

 

Vegan Spiced Indian Rice

Course Side Dish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • a mugful of long grain rice
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 6 cardamon pods
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds crushed
  • large handful of sultanas and roasted cashews
  • chopped cilantro to taste

Instructions

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pan with water and bring to a boil, tip in a teaspoon of salt. Add turmeric and cinnamon.
  2. Pour in the rice, stir once and return to a boil. Turn the heat low, boil uncovered, without stirring for 10 minutes. The rice should be tender, al dente. Drain it and set aside.
  3. In the meantime saute onions, cardamom, and cumin in the oil until golden.
  4. As soon as the onions are transparent and fragrant, add the cooked rice and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, combining the onions well.
  5. Toss the sultanas and cashews in and warm rice and top with chopped cilantro to taste.

 

A delicious and fragrant vegan spiced Indian rice that you will want to have it everyday! Fast and easy to make, this rice is a crowd-pleaser.

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