Coconut Green Herb Rice Food

COCONUT GREEN HERB RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil, add shallots, bay leaves, curry leaves and rice, and stir over medium heat until the rice turns translucent.
• Add the coconut milk, salt and peas and bring to a boil until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Reduce heat to very low, cover, and cook for a few more minutes, being vigilant that the rice does not scald at the bottom.
• Remove bay and curry leaves and stir in the cilantro, mint and chilies.
• Fluff up with a fork, garnish with lime wedges if desired and serve immediately.

RICE WITH FRESH HERBS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice and 1 tablespoon of the salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain through a fine-mesh sieve and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Shake the sieve to drain as much water as possible.
• Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the rice and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir with a heatproof rubber spatula to coat all the rice with the butter. Once the rice is warmed through, about 3 minutes, transfer the rice to a serving bowl and add the herbs plus additional salt, if needed. Stir with a fork to incorporate and fluff the rice and serve warm or at room temperature.

COCONUT GREEN CURRY BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Add rice to cooker, stir in coconut milk, 2 sliced lime and curry paste the fill water or broth to marking that corresponds to the number of cups of brown rice used under "Brown Rice", or use the plastic measuring cup used to measure the rice and add 1-1/2 to 2 times the amount of liquid to rice. The rice should be completely submerged and leveled to ensure even cooking.
• Close lid securely, plug in the rice cooker and press the cooking switch to start.
• When cooking completes, allow the rice to "rest" for 15 minutes before opening the lid. On some advanced models, this is done automatically. Open the cooker and use the nonstick rice spatula to fluff remove lime slices and serve your brown rice with garnishes.
• Top with cashews.
• Garnish with remaining lime slices, green onions and or fresh basil.

SAVORY HERB RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, butter and bouillon.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add rice, soy sauce, minced onion, onion powder, basil, marjoram, and thyme.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

GREEN HERB RICE

Steps:

• combine onions,dill weed,parsley, and cilantro in a bowl & mix well.
• heat butter, margarine or ghee in a skillet over medium heat.
• swirl pan to coat bottom pour in 1/2 of the cooked rice & sprinkle with 1/2 of the herb mixture.
• add remaning rice & sprinkle with remaning herb mixture. do not mix.
• cover & steam over low heat for 30 minutes.