Description
A vibrant and flavorful turmeric cauliflower fried rice featuring fresh vegetables, chickpeas, and toasted cashews, served with a cooling cardamom yogurt sauce. This wholesome dish is quick to prepare and naturally gluten-free, with easy vegan options.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 1 small bunch broccolini, chopped (stems finely diced, florets roughly chopped)
- 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 2 cups cauliflower rice
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup toasted cashews
- Red pepper flakes or hot sauce, as desired
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Naan bread, for serving (optional)
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix Greek yogurt (or coconut yogurt), lime juice, cardamom, sea salt, and black pepper to make the cardamom yogurt sauce. Set aside.
- Heat coconut oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrot, and broccolini stems. Season with salt and pepper and sauté for about 5 minutes, until softened.
- Add broccolini florets and chickpeas. Cook for 4 minutes, until broccolini is tender but still bright green.
- Reduce heat to low and stir in curry powder, turmeric, and lime juice.
- Add cauliflower rice and scallions. Cook for 3–4 minutes until heated through and scallions are softened. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve topped with toasted cashews, red pepper flakes or hot sauce, and chopped cilantro. Add dollops of cardamom yogurt and naan bread on the side, if using.
Notes
- Use coconut yogurt for a fully vegan version.
- Thaw and squeeze out excess moisture from frozen cauliflower rice before using.
- Customize with additional vegetables like mushrooms or bell peppers.
- Cashews can be swapped for other nuts or seeds like almonds or pumpkin seeds.
- Store yogurt sauce separately and serve chilled.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl with yogurt sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
