Lemon cauliflower rice is a reimagining of a favorite recipe. Not only is this dish bright and colorful, but it has a fresh, citrusy flavor to it as well that is complimented by the tempered mustard seeds. This is a fantastic make-ahead dish. You can pair it with any Indian curry. Enter your email & I’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Minstry of Curry I have shared the traditional lemon rice recipe in my The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook. It’s a traditional South Indian recipe that uses a little bit of urad dal in the tempering. In order to keep the carb count low, I left that out in this recipe. If you aren’t following a keto or low-carb diet, you can add 2 teaspoons of urad dal along with cashews and curry leaves.
How to Make Lemon Cauliflower Rice
Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter. Turn the heat to low and add hing, curry leaves, and cashews and cook for another minute mixing well. Add turmeric, riced cauliflower, and salt. Mix well. Cook on medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes or until the cauliflower is cooked tender, stirring frequently. Turn off the heat while the cauliflower still has a bite to it so it does not turn mushy. Add fresh lemon juice, mix well and enjoy hot.
Serving
Looking for a simple and nutritious main dish to serve with this cauliflower rice? We love to pair it with this easy tandoori salmon recipe. These are the ingredients you will need on hand before you start cooking:
Oil - This is for frying the cauliflower rice. Any type will work. You can even use ghee. Mustard Seeds HingCurry Leaves Cashews - optional or you can also use peanuts TurmericRiced CauliflowerKosher SaltLemon
This is an excellent recipe to make when you are trying to either cut down the carbs or you want a side dish that is vegan and gluten-free. Spicy Indian food always leaves you craving something sweet. Here are some of my go-to desserts:
Besan LadooChocolate Cake BrowniesApple CakeDate Truffles
Tips
Keep the heat at medium-high. Once the mustard seeds start popping lower the heat this will prevent the oil from splattering especially when you add curry leaves. Fry cashews at low heat. This will help them cook without burning. Cook the cauliflower rice at medium-low heat. The cauliflower rice needs a bit more heat to really crisp up. Do not overcook the cauliflower. You only need to stir-fry the cauliflower rice for about 5 minutes. If you fry it for too long, it might become mushy.
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This is a low-carb twist on a very popular recipe that I included in my cookbook, The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook. I hope you will enjoy 75+ modern recipes with authentic Indian flavors in my best-selling book.
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