Curry Rice Salad

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Curry Rice Salad

 

Short grain brown rice - 1 to 1 1/2 cup

One large yellow onion - chopped.

Curry paste or curry powder - red or yellow Indian (not Thai)

Olive oil

Cumin

Chili pepper

Sesame oil

Cilantro - chopped

Raisins - one cup

One apple - cored and chopped (not peeled)

Honey (or vegan alternative sweetener)

Salt

Celery - chopped

Snow peas - stringy ends chopped off, then chopped

Bell pepper, red, green, or yellow - chopped

Green onions - chopped

 

1 Prepare the brown rice.

 

Put rice in a big pot, add 1 3/4 cups of water for every cup of rice, bring

to a boil, cover, lower the heat on very low, let simmer for 45 minutes,

take off heat and keep covered for at least another 10 minutes.

 

2 Prepare onions and curry oil.

 

In a large saucepan put 1/4 cup of olive oil on medium high heat. Add a

couple heaping tablespoons of curry paste (if it is mild) or add a couple of

tablespoons of mild curry powder. Add a dash of chili pepper and cumin and a

few drops of sesame oil if you have it. Let the curry simmer for a minute.

Add the chopped yellow onion and cook until translucent.

 

3 Mix rice and onions.

 

In a large mixing bowl, put in the hot rice and then fold in the onions with

the curry infused oil in which they were cooked. You'll need to use a strong

wooden spoon to mix. Taste test the rice at this point. If it needs more

curry flavor, heat some more curry powder, chili, and cumin in olive oil for

a few minutes and add to the rice to desired spiciness.

 

4 Add other ingredients to taste - cilantro, raisins, apple, celery, snow

peas, bell pepper, green onions. Add a couple tablespoons of honey. Add a

dash of salt to taste.

 

5 Chill and serve. Serves 4 to 6.

 

The secret to this recipe is the cilantro, raisins, and chopped apple.

Sesame oil is a nice touch.

 

The salad gets better the longer it sits in the fridge (to a point) because

of the absorption of the curry oil. So it is a good idea to make a big batch

because the leftovers are even better than the firsts!