What to make with rice if you're bored of porridge - 2 unusual dishes

Rice is a very useful, hearty and quick to cook groats, which can be the basis for many dishes that everyone loves, such as pilaf, stuffed cabbage, milk rice porridge. But what to do and whether it is necessary to give up rice dishes, if porridge and pilaf bored, certainly - no, you can show a little imagination and prepare completely unusual dishes from this groats.

Today FoodOboz editorial staff shares just such - not boring and not banal recipes for rice dishes, thanks to which you will discover a completely different flavor.

1. Spicyrice with garlic, lime and cilantro

Ingredients:

• long-grain rice - 2 cups
• chicken broth - 4 cups
• garlic - 3 cloves.
• onion - 1 pc.
• salt - 1 tsp.
• lime - 3 pcs.
• zest - 1-2 tbsp.
• lime juice - 3-4 tbsp. l.

Method of preparation:

1. Boil chicken broth beforehand.
2. Peel garlic and onion, chop finely.
3. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil and fry them until cooked - 3-4 minutes.
4. Rinse the rice and add to the skillet with the rice, salt well and stir to prevent the rice from sticking.
5. Add the broth, lime juice and zest, stir and bring to a boil.
6. Be sure to cover with a lid, simmer like this for another 15-20 minutes.
7. Wash and chop the cilantro and add it at the very end before serving.

2. arancini

Ingredients:

• Arborio rice - 1 cup
• chicken broth - 2 tbsp.

• pine nuts - 1/2 cup
• mozzarella cheese - 50-60 g
• Fontina cheese - 50-60 g
• parsley - 2 tbsp.
• eggs - 2 pcs.
• Parmesan - 1/2 cup
• breadcrumbs - 1-2 cups

Cooking method:

1. Boil broth, add salt and bring to a boil, add washed rice and cook for 20 minutes on medium heat.
2. After - place the rice on a parchment paper-lined baking tray and cool completely.
3. Mix the nuts with the grated cheeses - mozzarella, fontina and chopped parsley.
4. In a large bowl beat the eggs, add the cooled rice, parmesan and some breadcrumbs, mix and form balls with your hands, place the mixture of nuts, cheese and parsley inside each one, roll in breadcrumbs and place on a parchment paper lined baking tray.
5. Be sure to cover with food wrap and send overnight in the refrigerator.
6. After - in a large saucepan over medium heat, heat vegetable oil and fry the rice balls until golden on all sides, lay them out on a paper towel.