Turmeric Rice Bowl with Garam Masala Root Vegetables & Chickpeas

Name: Turmeric Rice Bowl with Garam Masala Root Vegetables & Chickpeas
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups water; ½ cup brown basmati rice; ¼ cup raisins; 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon onion powder or garlic powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric or 1 teaspoon freshly grated turmeric; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons coconut oil or ghee; 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and patted dry; 1 teaspoon garam masala or Indian curry powder; 1 cup roasted root vegetables (see associated recipe); 1 teaspoon sugar or honey; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon ground pepper; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt or tahini; Chopped fresh herbs, such as mint, parsley and/or cilantro, for garnish

8 Ratings
6 Reviews

This fragrant turmeric rice bowl topped with leftover spiced roasted root vegetables and chickpeas is inspired by flavors from India for an easy, vegetarian dinner.

Sylvia Fountaine

Source: EatingWell.com, April 2017

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Recipe Summary

active:

25 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Profile:

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Directions

Step 1
To prepare rice: Combine water, rice, raisins, olive oil, onion powder (or garlic powder), turmeric, cinnamon, pepper and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the liquid is absorbed, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.

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Step 2
Meanwhile, to prepare vegetables & chickpeas: Heat coconut oil (or ghee) in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add chickpeas and cook, stirring, until crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in garam masala (or curry powder) and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add roasted root vegetables, sugar (or honey), salt and pepper; cook, stirring often, until heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.
Step 3
Serve the vegetable mixture over the rice, topped with yogurt (or tahini). Garnish with herbs, if desired.

Associated Recipes

Sheet-Pan Roasted Root Vegetables

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:

1 cup vegetable-chickpea mixture & 3/4 cup rice

Per Serving:

671 calories; protein 15.9g; carbohydrates 107.2g; dietary fiber 14.4g; sugars 18.2g; fat 23g; saturated fat 12.9g; cholesterol 0.9mg; vitamin a iu 2941.1IU; vitamin c 20.6mg; folate 175.4mcg; calcium 138.9mg; iron 4.7mg; magnesium 88.3mg; potassium 767.6mg; sodium 709.4mg; added sugar 2g.

Exchanges:

5 1/2 starch, 3 1/2 fat, 1 fruit, 1/2 vegetable

8 Ratings

5 star values: 4
4 star values: 3
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 1
1 star values: 0

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Original Subscriber

08/03/2021

This was delicious. The (teen) children thought it needed more moisture or more heat. If you like it spicy, certainly add more spice than called for. For the sheet pan veggies we used parsnip, carrot, red onion, sweet potato. Adding a green veggie (like green beans) would be visually appealing.

Idabel

05/15/2021

We did not enjoy this recipe at all. We found it very dry and, even with adding some extra spices it was very bland. Sorry, we love veggies but this one recipe, no thanks.

EatingWell Member

03/19/2018

This dish was seriously good! The rice was absolutely perfectly flavored and the root vegetables were very good. Note: The root vegetable recipe makes about 3 cups of vegetables while this recipe requires 1 cup. I ended up making half a recipe of the root vegetables and a single recipe of this dish, so the ratio of root vegetables was very slightly higher, but still not a bad ratio.

mludowise

03/19/2018

This dish was seriously good! The rice was absolutely perfectly flavored and the root vegetables were very good.Note: The root vegetable recipe makes about 3 cups of vegetables while this recipe requires 1 cup. I ended up making half a recipe of the root vegetables and a single recipe of this dish, so the ratio of root vegetables was very slightly higher, but still not a bad ratio.

Dawn Jones

03/07/2018

This is delicious!!

Michelle McKay

06/05/2017

I DID make this recipe and I loved it! The rice particularly was delicious. I've shared it with my FB audience and the general consensus was DELICIOUS!

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