Cranberry Rice; Meatless Monday

Thanksgiving is the only fourth dimension of the twelvemonth when nosotros larn cranberries. I didn't know what cranberries were until I came to this country. Then I only knew of cranberry juice, which I dear in addition to cranberry sauce that comes inwards a can. Until final year, I had never brought abode cranberries every bit I didn't know what to create amongst them. Everything changed final year. I made cranberry pecan bread, cranberry chutney, cranberry wild rice pilaf and it all turned out good. This twelvemonth I am expanding my horizons fifty-fifty further. I made this cranberry rice which was delicious. I tried it amongst the organic Mekong dark-brown rice from Lotus foods in addition to it came out delicious! I actually similar their dark-brown rice! It cooks inside xxx minutes to a perfect consistency. The texture is bully in addition to non chewy. I, who would non swallow dark-brown rice before, immediately await forrard to it! No,Lotus Foods is NOT paying me to tell this or to write this post. This is exclusively my opinion. You pick out to laissez passer on it a endeavour to know for yourself if what I tell is true. Last fourth dimension I made Thai Salmon basil fried rice using their organic dark-brown rice in addition to it turned out delicious! I wanted to banking concern fit if that recipe was what was making it sense of savour in addition to therefore skillful past times using a recipe that was vegan in addition to amongst no sauces inwards it. I made this cranberry rice using really few ingredients in addition to amongst the master copy season coming from the cranberries. It is a really uncomplicated in addition to quick recipe which gives y'all a delicious meal!

Servings: iii ( 1 loving cup per person)

Ingredients:

Lotus build organic dark-brown rice : 1 cup
Water: 1 3/4 cup
*Cranberries purée: 1/4 cup
Cooking oil: 1 tbsp ( I used kokosnoot oil)
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig ( optional)
Urad dal(Split matpe beans): 1 tsp
Chana dal ( separate chick peas): 1 tbsp
Peanut halves: ii tbsp ( optional if allergic to nuts)
Green chillies: 2, chopped fine( tin endure adjusted based on private spice level)
Ginger: 1 inch, minced
Asofoetida ( hing) powder: a pinch
Sugar: a pinch
Salt: every bit per taste

Method:

* to build cranberry purée, estrus 1 loving cup fresh cranberries amongst 1 tbsp H2O until soft only about 7-10 minutes. Cool it. Blend when cooled.

In a saucepan, convey 1 3/4 cups H2O to a boil. Add the dark-brown rice to it in addition to convey it to a boil. Then cut the flaming to depression , comprehend in addition to create for xxx mins. When the xxx mins are up, fluff the rice amongst a fork, move along it covered for some other xv mins.

Heat 1 tbsp stone oil inwards a sauté pan . Add mustard seeds.

Once the mustard seeds splutter, add together curry leaves, urad dal, Chana dal,green chillies, ginger, hing in addition to peanut halves i afterward the other.

Sauté for a dyad of minutes until the lentil in addition to peanuts plough slightly golden inwards color.

Add the cranberry purée, tabular array salt in addition to saccharide in addition to sauté for ii to a greater extent than minutes.

Now add together the cooked dark-brown rice in addition to mix gently but thoroughly.

Garnish amongst freshly grated kokosnoot and/or coriander leaves ( cilantro). This final pace is optional.

Serve hot. I am bringing this to the wonderful Angie's Cranberry Chutney. I build a big batch of cranberry chutney in addition to piece of occupation it instead of the cranberry pulp inwards the inwards a higher house recipe. You tin notice the recipe for cranberry chutney here.

Tip for salubrious living:

Cranberries is a superfood that is a powerhouse of antioxidants. They are known for their anti-inflammatory properties. They are a rich root of vitamin C in addition to dietary fiber. It is known to foreclose in addition to assistance process urinary tract infection.

References:

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/cranberries-year-round-superfood
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/269142.php
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=145

Food for thought:

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