Cooking with a multicooker is a real pleasure, and every “cook” can do it. Cooking delicious and appetizing fluffy rice in a slow cooker will be as easy as shelling pears! The following tips and cooking rules will help you properly cook fluffy rice without much difficulty.
Fluffy rice in a slow cooker
Rice with vegetables in a slow cooker is a simple side dish that is quick to prepare. To make the rice crumbly, you need to add butter and do not forget to stir the dish periodically.
Ingredients
- 300 g long white rice;
- 550 ml salted water;
- Refined sunflower or olive oil;
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil;
- Half a sweet pepper;
- 1 onion;
- 1 small carrot;
- 10 g ginger;
- 50 g butter.
Prepare vegetables. Peel the onion and chop finely. Wash the carrots, peel and cut into small pieces. Wash the pepper, remove the seeds, cut into thin strips.
Grease the multicooker bowl with sunflower or olive oil, add a tablespoon of sesame oil. Mix the vegetables and place in the slow cooker. Close the lid. Set the “Frying” or “Baking” mode and set the cooking time to 20 minutes. Stir the onions, carrots and peppers occasionally.
After 20 minutes, turn off the multicooker. Add washed white rice. Pour in salted water and add a piece of butter. Close the lid again, select the “Porridge” or “Rice” mode. Set cooking time to 15 minutes. Stir the dish approximately every 5 minutes so that it maintains its structure and the rice becomes crumbly.
Pilaf in a slow cooker
A hearty oriental dish can also be prepared in a slow cooker, significantly reducing the cooking time. At the same time, the pilaf will remain crumbly, aromatic and tasty.
Ingredients
- 400 g of meat (preferably lamb, but beef and pork are also suitable).
- 1 cup white rice;
- 2 glasses of clean drinking water;
- 2 large onions;
- 1 large carrot;
- Vegetable and olive oil for the multicooker bowl;
- 1 large head of garlic;
- Salt, spices, pepper to taste.
Process and prepare vegetables for frying. Peel the onion and cut into half rings. Wash the carrots, peel and cut into large strips. The pieces should be large enough to be clearly visible in the finished dish.
Grease the multicooker bowl with olive or vegetable oil. Place the vegetables in the bowl, close the lid and set the “Fry” mode. After 10 minutes, turn off the multicooker and start cooking the meat.
Remove membranes and excess fat from lamb, pork or beef. Using a sharp knife, cut into large pieces. Rub with salt, pepper, spices and add to the vegetables in the slow cooker. Cook on the “Fry” mode for 10 minutes until an appetizing crust appears. Then pour 2 glasses of drinking water, add salt to taste. Set the multicooker to the “Pilaf” mode. After 20 minutes, open the lid and add clean rice. Carefully place the rice with a wooden spatula and add water.
Add spices and aromatic seasonings to taste and close the lid again. Wait until the end of the program. Place the previously peeled head of garlic on top of the rice. Turn on the heating mode and leave the dish to cook for another half hour.
Rice in a slow cooker with cauliflower and broccoli
A healthy dish with vitamin-rich cauliflower and broccoli is prepared in a slow cooker in 25-30 minutes. This is an excellent side dish for chicken, suitable for a diet menu.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white fluffy rice;
- 1 glass of clean drinking water;
- 200 g cauliflower;
- 200 g broccoli;
- Salt, spices, black pepper, aromatic seasonings to taste;
Prepare cabbage and broccoli. Wash the vegetables and remove the leaves. Divide into florets with your hands or chop with a knife.
Place rice in a multicooker bowl and add salted water. Add pepper and seasonings to taste. Select the “Steamer” mode and set the cooking time to 30 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the vegetables and mix them with the rice. You can first scald the cauliflower and broccoli with boiling water.
Rice can be served with soy sauce.
Another simple recipe
For this dish you need:
How to cook fluffy rice in a Polaris multicooker?
The cereal must be rinsed thoroughly. The grains should become transparent. They are placed in the bowl of the device, water, salt, and oil are added. Sprinkle with spices. The food is prepared in the “Rice” program, which has an automatic mode.
Milk rice porridge in a slow cooker
Healthy and tasty rice porridge with milk is very easy to prepare. You can make it in the evening, and in the morning the family will have a ready-made breakfast waiting for you.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 1 cup white rice;
- 1 tbsp. soft butter;
- 2 glasses of fresh milk;
- 2 glasses of clean drinking water;
- 1-2 tbsp. l. Sahara;
- 0.5 teaspoon of salt.
Pour fresh cow's milk into a bowl and mix with drinking water. Add sugar, lightly salt.
Place a glass of rice in the multicooker bowl. Place a piece of soft butter. Pour a mixture of milk and water over everything. Cover the bowl with a lid. Select the “milk porridge” cooking mode. If necessary, set a timer.
When the multicooker signals the end of cooking, open the lid and mix the porridge thoroughly. Add a piece of butter, turn on the heating mode and leave for another 10 minutes.
How to properly cook rice as a side dish
Rice is a good choice as a side dish on your table. To make it the most successful, you first need to make the right choice. Long grain rice is great as a side dish. Other varieties of rice are also good, but long rice is better suited as a side dish. So, how to properly cook rice as a side dish so that it turns out fluffy.
- The washed rice is poured with cold water and cooked over medium heat.
- Cooking time is approximately 20 minutes, during which the rice is allowed to be stirred. The ratio of rice to water is 1:2.
- And we complete the process by washing the finished rice. To do this, first boil water (about 2 liters) and cool it.
- When the water has drained, add butter and the delicious side dish is ready!
Crispy rice with shrimp in a slow cooker
Rice with seafood is a classic combination of Mediterranean cuisine. Thanks to the multicooker, you can cook it at home even without much cooking experience.
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain rice;
- 500 g shrimp;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 3 tbsp. l. soft butter;
- 2 tbsp. l. sour cream;
- Salt, pepper, spices to taste;
- Parsley, dill or other herbs for decoration.
Rinse the rice and place it in the multicooker bowl. Pour in water until it reaches 2 cups. Salt and pepper, add spices. Close the lid, select the “Rice” or “Buckwheat” mode.
Prepare the shrimp. Defrost, if they were previously frozen, peel. Heat a frying pan and grease it with olive or refined sunflower oil. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Fry in a pan, add the shrimp for about a couple of minutes to prevent them from becoming tough.
You can also prepare shrimp in a slow cooker. To do this, fry the garlic in a bowl, then add the shrimp and select the “Fry” mode for 5 minutes.
Wait until the rice is finished cooking. As soon as the signal rings, open the lid and add the garlic shrimp. You can add a little sour cream or cream for tenderness. Mix everything.
Close the lid and select the “Heating” mode. Leave the rice and shrimp on this setting for another 7-10 minutes, until the dish is soaked.
With Chiken
- Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Number of servings: 6 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 200 kcal (per 100 g).
- Purpose: dinner
- Cuisine: Azerbaijani.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
Porridge with zirvak is present in almost all oriental cuisines, but many peoples make it according to their own recipes. In Azerbaijan, dried fruits – dried apricots and raisins – are often added to pilaf, which gives the food a more piquant aroma. If you first stew dried fruits in butter and a pinch of spices, it turns out incredibly tasty! In this recipe you will learn how to cook rice with chicken and dried apricots in Azerbaijani style in a slow cooker.
- chicken fillet – 500-700 g;
- rice – 2 cups;
- water – 4 glasses;
- carrots – 1 large piece;
- onion – 1 pc.
- dried apricots – 1 handful;
- raisins – 1 handful;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- turmeric, seasoning for pilaf.
- Soak the rice and rinse it thoroughly in 3-4 waters.
- Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes, finely chop the onion, and chop the carrots into strips or on a grater.
- Add oil to the multicooker bowl and fry the carrots, onions and chicken.
- Dried apricots and raisins can be washed and dried, or fried in a frying pan with butter and a pinch of spices to make the dish as in the photo. Then the dried fruits need to be added to the zirvak.
- Add rice and water. In any suitable mode, rice should be cooked for 45 minutes, then set to “Keep Warm” and leave to simmer for another 15 minutes.
Garlic rice with chicken leg in a slow cooker
Chicken goes great with rice. Rice cooked in chicken broth in a slow cooker is perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 3 cups white long grain rice;
- 3 glasses of clean drinking water;
- 2 tbsp. l. sesame oil;
- ½ cup chicken broth;
- ½ cup vegetable oil;
- 1 stalk of green onion;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 5 cm ginger root;
- 1 large chicken leg.
Pour rice into the multicooker bowl and fill it with 3 cups of clean water. Pour in sesame and vegetable oil. Prepare chicken broth by boiling the chicken leg in salted water and adding to the bowl.
Peel the garlic and squeeze through a press. Chop the green onions and ginger as finely as possible. Add to the rice in the multicooker bowl. Mix everything thoroughly. Close the lid. Select the “Rice” or “Pilaf” program.
When the device signals the end of cooking, open the lid, place the cooked chicken leg on top, close and put on “Warm” for 10 minutes.
With meat
- Cooking time: 60 minutes.
- Number of servings: 6 persons.
- Calorie content of the dish: 300 kcal (100 g).
- Purpose: lunch, dinner.
- Cuisine: oriental.
- Difficulty of preparation: easy.
Every housewife wants to know a simple recipe for pilaf in a slow cooker with pork. Often inexperienced cooks refuse to prepare Uzbek pilaf for fear of spoiling the rice and turning it into rice porridge. Pilaf with meat in a slow cooker prepared according to this recipe turns out crumbly and very tasty, which is perfect for lunch or dinner. The simplicity of the cooking process will appeal to any cook.
- pork – 600 g;
- onion – 400 g;
- carrots – 400 g;
- seasoning for pilaf – 2 tablespoons;
- long grain rice - 3.5 multi-cups;
- water – 5 multi-glasses;
- garlic - a few cloves;
- salt – 1 tablespoon;
- vegetable oil.
- We prepare all the products and install the bowl, pour in vegetable oil
- We cut the onion as you like, it is better to cut the carrots into strips. Cut the meat into cubes, having previously cut off excess fat so that the dish does not turn out greasy.
- Fry the onions and carrots, after 7 minutes add the meat. Fry the pork with vegetables for about 13 minutes, add seasoning and salt.
- We wash the rice, add it to the bowl, stick in a few cloves of garlic and carefully pour in hot water. Set the “Rice” or “Pilaf” mode for 40 minutes.
- Stir the contents of the multicooker after the signal - a hearty dinner is ready!
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Oriental rice with coconut milk, raisins and cashew nuts in a slow cooker
Oriental style aromatic rice is rich in flavor, spicy and colorful in appearance. Traditionally it is cooked in a frying pan, but the multicooker version is in no way inferior in taste.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups white long grain rice;
- 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- 400 g coconut milk;
- 2 cups water or chicken broth;
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin (ground cumin);
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander;
- Ground red pepper;
- Black pepper;
- 1 tsp. salt;
- 0.5 tsp. ground turmeric or curry;
- 1 bay leaf;
- ½ cup raisins;
- 1 cup cashew nuts.
Rinse the rice. Pour oil into the multicooker bowl and heat it in the “Baking” mode. Place rice in hot bowl and heat for 2 minutes.
Gradually add liquid: first coconut milk, then water, then chicken broth. Add all the spices (to taste, but traditionally the dish should be spicy and spicy). Add bay leaf. Add pure raisins with a spoon. Add the cashew nuts last.
Stir everything constantly. Select the “Rice” mode, set the cooking time to 1 hour. During this time, the rice will become soft and saturated with the taste of coconut milk, spices and nuts. Serve hot.
Steamed cereal recipe
For the dish you will need:
How to cook fluffy rice in the Polaris multicooker?
The cereal is washed and placed in a plate with cold water for two hours. The vessel for steaming should be covered with foil, making small holes in it. Place rice in container. Water is poured into the bowl of the device. Place a dish with cereal on it and cover with a lid. Cook in the “Rice” mode for forty minutes. After the signal, leave the cereal in the bowl of the device. The lid is not opened. After 5 minutes, the dish is placed on separate plates. Add oil and salt. Some of this cereal is used as a side dish for meat, fish, and poultry.
Teriyaki rice with chicken in a slow cooker
Another Asian dish, this time from Japan. Soy sauce goes well with rice, and the chicken is soft and juicy.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white long grain rice;
- 500 g chicken fillet;
- 4 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
- 2 tbsp. l. sesame oil;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- Green onions;
- 1 tsp honey;
- 1 tsp dried ginger.
Prepare chicken fillet. Clean it from films and excess fat, cut it into small pieces, rub with salt and spices. Grease the multicooker bowl with sesame oil. Place chicken pieces. Pour in soy sauce and remaining oil. Peel the garlic, squeeze through a press and add to the chicken. Put ginger, honey and green onions there.
Sprinkle 2 cups of rice on top and add 3-4 cups of water. Select the “Pilaf” mode and wait until the end of the program (about an hour). Open the bowl and mix the ingredients. Leave to heat for another 10 minutes, then serve.
