Spice up your meals with this vibrant Ginger Turmeric Rice!
Packed with ginger, shallots, raisins, and pine nuts, this dish is not only delicious but also loaded with anti-inflammatory benefits. Perfect for a healthy and flavorful meal!
Creative Cooking for the Health-Conscious Gourmet
Low Fat | Low Calorie | Vegetarian
Healthy Ginger Turmeric Rice Recipe
This beautiful rice dish flavored with ginger and shallots gets its yellow color from turmeric. Raisins and pine nuts round out a recipe already packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients.
Editor’s comment- Appropriate for low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol vegetarian dietary regimen.
Ingredients:
1 cup Basmati rice
1½ cups water
2 tsp olive oil
1½ tsp jarred minced ginger or grated fresh
1½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp salt
4Tb shallots, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp butter
½ cup raisins
1/4 c pine nuts
1 tsp lime juice
Garnishes such as with sliced limes, flake salt or sea salt, mint
Directions:
Boil 1½ cups water and add rice, olive oil, ginger, turmeric, and salt. Cover and boil for 10 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes and stir to fluff
Place raisins in a 1 cup water to plump while cooking rice
Sauté shallots in butter on medium heat until soft, add garlic and cook for 5 more minutes on low heat
Drain raisins and add to shallot mixture. Cover and let stand for 2-3 minutes
Add pine nuts and lime juice, let sit covered with heat off
When rice is cooked, transfer to bowl and stir in shallot mixture
Sprinkle with salt or other garnishes just prior to serving
Nutritional Information:
Serves 6
Calories 210, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 0.8 g, Cholesterol 2mg, Total Carbohydrate 36g, Dietary fiber 1g, Protein 5g, Potassium 175mg, Sodium 210mg
Chef and Author: Mary B Grosvenor, MS, RD
Medically Reviewed by FibonacciMD editors.
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