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Substitute for white rice?

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RunRabbit · 23/04/2013 16:06

I love curries but white rice is too heavy and too much carb which I want to cut down on.

Any good/healthier substitutes?

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newgirl · 23/04/2013 16:10

We always have wholegrain brown rice- much prefer flavour. Have to cook it for much longer than White.

Or make a veg Dahl or curry to go with? Or serve the curry with chopped salad? Or a very thin wholemeal chappati?

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bulletwithbutterflywings · 23/04/2013 16:17

Cauliflower rice is yummy, you just grate the whole thing (except leaves) and steam it.

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teaandthorazine · 23/04/2013 16:18

Cauliflower!

Yep, really. It makes brilliant low-carb 'rice'. Can't cut and paste on iPad but google for cauliflower rice and you'll get loads of recipes and suggestions.

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TeeBee · 23/04/2013 16:40

What about calorie-free noodles?

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AnythingNotEverything · 23/04/2013 16:46

I don't eat white rice and would second the brown rice suggestion, as it is less stodgy than white.

I don't bother - I just have chappatis with curry.

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RunRabbit · 23/04/2013 17:08

I've tried brown rice. Didn't like it.

I'll try the Cauliflower rice.

Love chappatis but still Carbs so I'm going to have those as a last resort.

Thank you for the suggestions Smile

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HeySoulSister · 23/04/2013 17:21

quinoa?

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RunRabbit · 23/04/2013 17:44

What's that? Is it like Couscous?

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Spamspamspam · 25/04/2013 13:19

Another vote for Cauliflower Rice - don't even need to steam just need to microwave for a couple of minutes - it is LOVELY

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plecofjustice · 25/04/2013 13:28

Another vote for cauli rice

www.carascravings.com/2009/07/shrimp-pineapple-fried-rice.html is a very yummy recipe

Also cauli pizza

recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1995954

Quinoa also very nice - a bit like couscous, but much tastier imo and healthier than rice
www.prevention.com/whats-healthier-quinoa-or-brown-rice

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newgirl · 25/04/2013 19:22

Love the cauli rice idea!

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