what do u like about rice

United States
July 22, 2007 5:07pm CST
what are your favorite things to make with rice i am on a fixed budget and live like a person would who lives on a tight budget. what are your favorite quick meals on the run?
4 responses
@men82in (1268)
• India
5 Aug 07
Quick meals in the sense with rice you can add with tamarind, lemon , spice powders available at groceries for speed meals purposes. For side dishes you can use rice papad readily fried in small packs also available with provisions stores enjoy speed meals.
• United States
26 Jul 07
Rice is a great way to bulk up meals when you're low on funds ( as we often are). I like to take plain rice (arborio, white, or brown) and transform it. One thing to do is use 2 fresh tomatoes, or 1 can of tomatoes and combine it with diced jalapenos or 1 small jar of diced green chiles, some cumin, salt, and pepper and boil the rice in this. It makes a delicious Spanish rice. Arborio rice is great for making risotto, a cheap but rich and filling dish. We usually make our risotto with whatever veggie we have on hand, be is asparagus, brocolli, whatever. Rice is also a great staple for a casserole. Most pasta casseroles can have rice put in the place of the pasta for a delicious flavor.
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
22 Jul 07
rice is our main dish and we eat it coupled with any kind of vegetables, fried fish, BBQ or sometimes with quick noodles. that's how simple we can prepare with rice if we are on tight budget. oftentimes we mix rice with plain tomato and soy sauce or for the kids mix it with choco drinks. the easiest and practical way to prepare foods is buying the cup noodles or packed ones and eat them by simply pouring boiled or hot water on the cup or cook them by boiling in the case of the packed noodles.
• United States
22 Jul 07
Something that I like to do with leftover rice is to heat it up in the microwave (with a bit of water on it to keep it from being too dry) and then sprinkle it with dried fruit. It's a fairly plain meal or dessert, but it is pretty tasty and quick.