Recipe for lunch

EC12345

Hello everyone. I'm getting really fed up of sandwiches/rolls etc for my lunch at work. I got some packet savoury rice last week and cooked that instead and it was fab - however I really want to try and save on my shopping bill this week so don't want to buy any ....

So ... this is where you lovely people come in ....

I have in the house (which I want to use up to make the rice) ...

Rice
Frozen stir fry veg and normal frozen veg
Jar of Korma curry paste
Various spices
Sultanas
Chick peas
Onions

I know you lovely people will know straightaway what to do but could I have some fairly detailed instructions ...... I would like to make a massive batch on Sunday and then freeze it in containers and use thoughout the week.

Thank you all.

SailorSam

I sometimes take rice in a Vitalite tub
Mixed with egg; peas; corn; peppers; onions; maybe crab stix or tuna.
Do the same thing with cous cous and eat cold of if you have a microwave handy, heat it up.

CCP

I don't suppose you've still got the packet the savoury rice came in? That might give you a few ideas of what was in it.

Assuming the packet's long gone, then two thoughts come to mind:

Curried rice - heat a pan and add a blob of the korma paste, and fry until it smells nice. If you want to add some of your veggies, throw them in now (defrosted first, I think). Add the rice (uncooked), swirl around in the curry paste, then add enough water to cover and cook until tender. If you want chickpeas and/or sultanas in it, add them for the last few minutes. (I've been deliberately vague on quantities as it depends how much you'll eat - if it helps, the usual guideline is 1/3 of a mug of uncooked rice per person.)

Other spiced rice - same method as above, but use some of your other spices and cook them for a few seconds in a splash of oil before adding the veggies/rice. It's difficult to advise what combination to go for without knowing which you've got, but, if you've got tumeric, adding a bit of that to the cooking water will turn it all a nice yellow colour.

Just make sure the reheated rice is really hot all the way through before you eat it, though, as lukewarm or partially reheated rice can give you a nasty bout of food poisoning, which isn't money saving in any form!

EC12345

Thank you, that's fab. :j