Healthy rice recipe for 4 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has sunflower oil, red onion, red chilli, garlic clove, ground cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, coriander, chipotle paste, tomatoes and rice.
Mexican spiced tomato rice
Course: Healthy rice
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
5 mins
Ingredients
- Coriander: 1 tsp coriander
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Red Chilli: 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- Smoked Paprika: 1 tsp smoked paprika
- Red Onion: 1 red onion, finely chopped
- Ground Cumin: 1 tsp ground cumin
- Sunflower Oil: 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- Chipotle Paste: 1 tsp chipotle paste
- Tomatoes: 400g can chopped tomatoes
- Rice: 250g wholegrain rice
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion. Fry for 5 mins over a medium heat or until starting to soften, then add the chilli, fry for another 2 mins, then add the garlic, spices, coriander stalks and chipotle paste. Stir well and sizzle for a min or so.
- Tip in the tomatoes. Fill the can with water, pour that in, refill the can halfway with water, then add that too. Add the rice. Mix well, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 25-30 mins, covered with a lid, until the rice is tender and the liquid has all been absorbed. Stir through the coriander leaves. Try using the rice in ourBrazil nut burritos.
