Published 1/31/2022
The Perfect One Pot Meal
We love one pot dishes that are flavorful, healthy, and easy to make. This one pot yellow rice recipe is vegetarian, but packed with flavor! Once you make this delicious meal, you will add it to your weekly rotation.
Key Ingredients You Need
Our take on yellow rice uses basmati rice, turmeric, and curry powder. The turmeric and curry give the yellow rice and earthy flavor and yellow color. Below is a list of other ingredients that you need for this recipe.
Garbanzo beans: we add protein and texture with marinated garbanzo beans. Ghee: the creaminess and richness in this dish comes from the ghee. Don’t skip it! Spices: the blend of spices creates an amazing depth of flavor in this one pot dish. We use turmeric, coriander, curry powder, garlic powder, and salt. Onions + garlic: like many soups and casseroles we use onions and garlic to create the base of flavor for this dish. Fresh ginger: with all the warm spices in this dish the ginger helps balance out this dish by adding a bit of spice. Basmati rice: long grain basmati rice is perfect for this dish! Vegetables: we packed cauliflower and spinach to add veggie goodness to this one pot meal. Liquid: just like any rice dish, you need liquid to cook the rice. We use a rich vegetable broth. Fresh Herbs: after this dish has cooked, top it with fresh herbs for brightness and flavor. Feta: everything is better with feta!
Real Quick: How to Make One Pot Yellow Rice
Marinate the garbanzo beans. Make sure you start with this step! Enhance the flavor of those chickpeas by a million. The Dutchess Let the garbanzo beans sit in the ghee and spices while you prepare all the other ingredients. Trust us! Sauté onion + garlic. Cook down the onion and garlic in melty and delicious ghee. Cook them both down until the onion is translucent. Toast rice with spices. Add all the spices and rice to the onion and garlic and toast the rice. This both gives the rice a nutty flavor and expedites the cooking process. Add veggies + Liquid. Add your chopped cauliflower and vegetable broth. Toss everything together and makes sure the rice is submerged in the liquid. Bring the liquid to a boil. Cook. Turn the heat to medium/low and cover the dutch oven and let the rice cook for 15-20 minutes. Be sure to check on your rice to check if it’s done. Some people like a bite to their rice and some don’t. You do you! Don’t forget the spinach. Once the rice has cooked, fold in the fresh spinach and cover the dutch oven for 2 minutes until it’s wilted. Top with deliciousness. Serve the yellow rice topped with fresh mint, parsley, and garbanzo beans! A squeeze of fresh lemon juice is ALWAYS a good idea.
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