This light curry cauliflower rice with cashews recipe is packed full of flavor and perfect for a lighter dinner.

Curried cauliflower rice is loaded with cashews, raisins, carrots, celery, onions, and garlic and can be served as a side or main.

Side view of white plate of cashew yellow curry rice with raisins on a white plate with a fork. Pan with same thing on the side.

Vegetarian cooking can be intimidating but it's so worth it!

You can rush the process and add all the curried cauliflower rice ingredients to the skillet at the same time.

Having said that, it really is worth following the recipe and creating those caramelized layers that our taste buds love.

Make This Cauliflower Rice Recipe From Frozen

If you are using frozen cauliflower rice, cook it straight from frozen so it doesn't get soggy.

Save time and energy and still eat healthy!

The rest of the recipe is exactly the same if cooking frozen cauliflower rice.

Ingredients on white plate, bowls, and small containers: diced carrots, celery, and onions, chopped parsley, cauliflower rice. garlic, halved lemons, salt, pepper, cashews, curry powder, and coconut oil.

How To Make Cauliflower Rice

Cut cauliflower into large chunks. The stem can be included.

Gently pulse cauliflower in the food processor. Don't let the food processor run. Manually and gently pulse the cauliflower.

Don't over-pulse the cauliflower in the food processor, if you pulse it too much you will end up with a soggy rice. Leave it a wee bit chunky.

If unsure, err on the side of larger pieces of cauliflower.

Use a large shallow skillet to cook the cauliflower rice. This increases the likelihood of it caramelizing and not just steaming.

Don't disturb it. Check it with the tip of a spatula in one small area to see if it's browning. Stir it if it is and turn up the heat and don't stir it if it's not.

Don't sweat it if your cauliflower rice doesn't caramelize and brown. Steamed cauli-rice is also good. Try again next time!

Top view of white plate of cashew yellow curry rice with raisins on a white plate with a fork. Pan with same thing on the side.

Add A Protein To Curry Cauliflower Rice with Cashews

Wanna add more protein to curry cauliflower rice?

Add some edamame, chicken, shrimp, pork chops, or tofu.

Adding a touch more protein will turn curried cauliflower rice from a side dish to a main meal.

Cauliflower rice with whole cashews, raisins, carrots with curry and garnished with mint. White bowl with spoon. Side view.

Variations on Curry Cauliflower Rice and Cashews

Don't have lemon juice? Cool, skip it or use lime?

Don't have raisins? Skip it or use dried fruit like apricots or cranberries.

Don't have or like mint? Use parsley, basil, or cilantro.

Don't have cashews? Try almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans...

Cauliflower rice with whole cashews, raisins, carrots with curry and garnished with mint. White bowl with spoon. Top view.

Curry Cauliflower Rice with Cashews

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This light curried cauliflower rice recipe is packed full of flavor with cashews, raisins, carrots, celery, curry, onions, and garlic.

Author: beckie
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 4
Category: Main Dish
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

3 tablespoon coconut oil
1 small onion, diced
2 small carrots, diced
2 small celery stalks, diced
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
1 large head cauliflower, lightly pulsed in food processor
2 teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ cup cashews, roasted & salted
¼ cup raisins
1 lemon, juiced
¼ cup mint, chiffonade (sliced)

Instructions

Lightly pulse the cauliflower in a food processor. Don't over do it - you want it a little bigger than the size of rice. You will have to do this in at least two batches.
Bring a large pan to medium high heat and add enough coconut oil to lightly cover the bottom of the pan.
When hot add the onions, carrots, and celery & cook ~ 4-6 minutes. You want these slightly browned and not translucent.
Add garlic and cook until fragrant (~ 1-2 minutes). Set both aside on the plate.
Wipe out pan if necessary. Add a little more coconut oil and add cauliflower, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Cook ~ 10-15 minutes or until water has cooked out of cauliflower and it's lightly brown
When cauliflower is done cooking, add cooked onions, carrots, celery and garlic to pan in addition to cashews, raisins, and lemon juice.
Add salt to taste. Plate and garnish with fresh mint.

Notes

Don't over-pulse the cauliflower in the food processor, if you pulse it to much you will end up with a soggy rice. Leave it a wee bit chunky.
Use a large shallow skillet to cook the cauliflower rice. This increases the likelihood of it caramelizing and not just steaming. Don't disturb it. Check it with the tip of a spatula in one small area to see if it's browning. Stir it if it is and turn up the heat and don't stir it if it's not.
Wanna add some more protein? Add some edamame, chicken, or tofu.
If you are using frozen cauliflower rice, cook it straight from frozen so it doesn't get soggy.
Don't have lemon juice? Cool, skip it or use lime? Don't have raisins? Cool, skip it or use your favorite dried fruit like apricots or cranberries. Don't have or like mint? Cool, skip it or used parsley or cilantro.

Serving Suggestion

Serve this Curried Cauliflower Rice with complementary dishes like:

Things In My Kitchen:

12″ Non stick PFOA free pan – I use this pan for eggs and fish.
Juicer - This is old school. I still have the one my mama gave me when I moved out.
8 Cup Food Processor - Affordable workhorse for pulsing the cauliflower.

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Curry Cauliflower Rice with Cashews