Quick and Easy Healthy Garlic Zucchini Rice
This garlic flavored zucchini rice is a perfect side dish that is ready in under 30 minutes. Perfect quick and easy fresh zucchini recipe for healthy lunch or weeknight dinner.
Servings: 4
Calories: 233kcal
Ingredients
For Rice
- 1 ½ cup white rice
- 3 cup water
- salt
For Zucchini Base
- 2 medium zucchini grated
- 2-3 whole garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- chopped cilantro to garnish
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring water and rice to boil in a medium pot. Add salt according to taste and simmer on low heat for 15 min with lid on.
- Once the rice is cooked, using fork fluff it to separate the grains. Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add cumin seeds and cook for a few seconds or until fragrant.
- Add minced garlic and cook for a few seconds.
- Then add grated zucchini and turn heat to high. Then cook the zucchini for 3-4 min with continuous stirring.
- Add rice, lime juice, black pepper, and mix well (see notes). Adjust salt if necessary.
- Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro and serve warm
Notes
- I always use an Indian variety of rice (sona masoori or basmati rice) in white rice recipes. This rice usually takes 12-15 min to cook once water comes to boil. However, you can use your favorite variety of white rice.
- While mixing the rice with zucchini if you find that it is burning in the bottom of the pan then turn off the heat and continue mixing.
- You can add less lime juice than mentioned or completely skip it if you don't prefer the sour taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal