Red rice

Red rice is a very useful, unpolished rice. It tastes like black rice, with a hint of nut, and the color can be burgundy, red, pink.
Red rice is grown mainly in Thailand, India and Sri Lanka. In addition, red rice is grown in Europe, namely in Italy and France.

Due to the fact that rice is unpolished, it contains a lot of fiber, B vitamins, many micro and macronutrients, amino acids, antioxidants. The caloric content of red rice, compared to other types, is the lowest - 330 calories per 100 grams of product.

Benefits and harms of red rice

• Due to the large amount of dietary fiber, this product is useful for digestion. It gives a feeling of satiety for a long time and cleanses our body of harmful substances.
• Red rice contains B vitamins, which have a positive effect on the condition of hair, nails and skin.
• Useful red unpolished rice for our teeth and bones.
• Regular consumption of red rice will protect you from cancer cells in the body.
• This product is rich in antioxidants, which makes it even more useful. After all, it is antioxidants that help our body not to age.
• Magnesium, which is present in rice, lowers blood pressure, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Too bad red rice

It will not bring much harm, except to those who lose weight. And if you eat it in unlimited quantities.

How to cook red rice?

1. To begin, wash the rice.
2. For 1 cup of rice take 2 or even 2.5 cups of water.
3. The water must first be boiled and salted, then throw in it rice.
4. Cook for about 40 minutes, be sure to stir!

Red rice is widely used in cooking and there are many recipes with it. It can be prepared with meat, fish, vegetables, added to soups and various snacks.

Salad of red rice and red fish

We need:
Rice - 1 cup
Trout - 300-400 grams
Tomatoes - 3 amount
Arugula is a bunch
Avocado - 1 pc
Olive oil
Lemon juice
French mustard - 1 tsp.
Salt, pepper, spices

Cook rice until cooked and cool. Peel an avocado. Cut into small pieces. Red fish and tomatoes cut into cubes. All this is mixed and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice and mustard. The salad is ready!

Red rice pilaf

We need:
Unpolished red rice - 1 cup
Pork - 250-300 grams
Onions - 1
Carrots - 1
Garlic - 2 cloves
Sunflower oil - 3 tbsp.
Salt, pepper, spices

Method of preparation: heat the oil in a frying pan and place the meat on it, fry for 15 minutes. Peel the carrots and onions, cut into cubes. Add vegetables to meat. Salt, pepper and stew everything for 5 minutes. We take a pan, pour there roast with meat, pour rice and fill with water. Add garlic and cook for 50 minutes on low heat!

Red rice with sweet pepper

For this recipe we need:
Red rice - 1 cup
Onions - 1 pc
Sweet pepper - 2 pcs
Salt, pepper, spices
Frying oil

Preparation: cook rice until cooked. Separately fry the peppers and onions in a pan. As the rice is cooked, cool, add spices and mix with pepper. Done!