He rice It is an ingredient that allows us to prepare Delicious dishes very quickly. The trick to having your recipes with rice is to prepare a good amount of cooked rice and keep it in the refrigerator or freezer to use whenever you want. This way you don’t have to go around cooking rice every time you feel like it or buying plastic cups of already cooked rice. Then, you just have to mix it with the right ingredients to obtain a delicious recipe in no time. I’m going to give you recipe ideas with precooked rice that you will love!

How to prepare precooked rice to store

I recommend that you always use whole grain rice, since they are more nutritious and more filling. To prepare perfect brown rice (whether round, basmati, red or black) it is best to soak it in plenty of water for at least half an hour before cooking it. This will soften the outer bran and it will be done in the same time and with the same amount of water as white rice.

Once soaked, remove that water, put the rice in a saucepan and add just enough water to cover it. Put it over high heat, covered, and when it starts to boil, over low heat, until there is no water left. Let it sit for a little while and stir it well. Store it in the refrigerator or freezer.

Recipes with rice to make quickly

These recipes are ideal to prepare when you have little time but want to eat well. Follow the steps and enjoy your rice dish.

1. Quick curry rice recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked long rice or brown basmati
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 green cardamoms
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• salt to taste

Note: If you can’t get all the spices, use a ready-made curry powder mix. It is not necessary to toast it in the pan. Just add the rice and about 1 teaspoon of curry and mix well.

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
2. Add the cardamoms, ginger, coriander, cumin, mustard, asafoetida, cinnamon, bay leaf and cloves and toast everything together for 1 minute.
3. Add turmeric and garam masala and mix.
4. Add the rice and a little salt and sauté everything together to mix. Serve it hot or cold.

2. Recipe for black rice salad with nuts

Ingredients:

• 1 cup black rice (some variety of black rice, not squid ink dyed rice) pre-cooked.
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted cashews
• 1/4 cup chopped or flaked toasted almonds
• 1/4 cup peeled sunflower and pumpkin seeds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Ingredients:

1. In a bowl mix all the ingredients.
2. If you want more aroma, brown everything in the pan for 3-4 minutes.
3. You can serve it cold, warm or hot as an accompaniment to a main dish.
4. You can make this same recipe with red rice, which also combines very well with the flavors of dried fruits.

3. Lemon rice salad recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked long rice or brown basmati
• 1 tablespoon fried shallots or crispy fried onion
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 Italian red pepper
• 3-4 mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation:

1. Chop the pepper finely. Also chop the mint.
2. Mix the rice with the other ingredients and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. If you want it hot, you can sauté it in the pan for a few minutes, and add the lemon and zest at the end.

4. Pineapple rice recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked brown basmati rice
• 3 slices of pineapple (canned pineapple is also suitable, well drained and dried with kitchen paper)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

For the sauce:

• 3 tablespoons of water
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons apple or rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 glass of water

Preparation:

1. Chop the pineapple finely and mix it with the rice and olive oil. It doesn’t matter if the rice is hot. If it is very cold, warm it in the microwave for 1 minute.
2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, put the water and very finely chopped garlic. When it starts to boil add the sugar and mix well.
3. Add the soy sauce and mix it.
4. Then, the lemon and vinegar.
5. Finally, the starch dissolved in the water. Stir quickly.
6. Let it reduce for a couple of minutes, stirring.
7. Taste it and add: more water if there is very little sauce left. a little bit of sugar if it is too sour or a little bit of soy sauce if it is too sweet
8. Pour the sauce over the rice, mix very well and serve.
9. You can put chopped cilantro on top.

5. Recipe for rice with coconut and vegetables

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of pre-cooked whole grain round rice.
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 zucchini
• 1/2 leek
• 1/2 Italian red pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pinch of garlic powder
• pinch of paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• Chop the carrot, zucchini, leek and pepper.

Preparation:

1. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Put the leek in first and when it starts to soften add the rest.
3. Sauté everything together, with salt and spices, until the vegetables are al dente (it will be about 5 minutes).
4. Add the rice and stir and sauté to mix.
5. Add the entire can of coconut milk and stir very well. Let it reduce so that it is not pasty, we just want it to be creamy but without broth and without stickiness.
6. You can let it cool or serve it hot.