Easy seasoning mix recipes

Add some spice to your rice with some simple seasoning

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A very easy way of giving rice a different taste is to use rice seasoning mixes. Making your own seasoning mixes is cheaper than purchasing ready-made mixes and can be done ahead of
time and stored for long periods of time (place in a cool, dark, dry place preferably in an air tight container to preserve flavour). Although purchasing the spices at first costs more, the amount of seasoning mix you can make means it’s more economical than buying premade mixes, not to mention they are tastier and healthier with no hidden ingredients

There are three ways of seasoning your rice:

  1. Add to the rice and water before cooking (less intense flavour but cooked through the rice more evenly).
  2. Stir through cooked rice (more intense flavour but may not be evenly distributed across all grains).
  3. A combination of adding half mixture to the rice before cooking and half of the mixture after cooking (balanced flavour intensity with good grain distribution).

A good starting amount of mix to use is 1 tablespoon to 1 cup of uncooked rice.

Obviously the more mix you add the stronger the flavour will be. These mix quantities are not fixed. You can adjust the recipes to your flavour profile if required. Likewise, you can increase the amount of flavour you add to the rice before or after cooking until you find a combination that you are happy with.


Remember also that the amount of mix you will need depends on the amount of rice you are cooking, If you are cooking 8 cups of rice for example you would need more seasoning mix as
compared to when you are cooking 2 cups of rice.

AuthorHungry Panda

Yields1 Serving

INDIAN CURRY SEASONING MIX
 2 tbsp ground coriander
 2 tbsp ground cumin
 1 1⁄2 tbsp ground turmeric
 2 tsp ground ginger
 1 tsp dry mustard
 ½ tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp cayenne pepper or ground chilies
CORIANDER LIME MIX (Best to add this mix to rice after cooking)
 ½ whole lime (juiced)
 1 tsp salt
 3 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
BAHARAT SEASONING MIX
 (Baharat (which means ’spices’ in Arabic) is a spice blend used in Middle Eastern (especially the Arabian Gulf region) and Greek cuisine.
 1 tbsp ground black pepper
 2 tsp ground nutmeg
 2 tsp paprika
 1 tsp ground coriander
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 tsp ground cloves
 1 tsp ground cumin
 1 tsp salt
 ¼ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp cayenne pepper or ground chilies
PANDA’S SIMPLE SEASONING MIX
 ½ cup chicken bouillon granules
 ½ cup dried parsley flakes
 1 tbsp dried basil
 1 tbsp dill
 1 tbsp dried onion
 1 tbsp salt
 1 tsp garlic powder
 1 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
CAJUN SEASONING MIX
 2 tsp salt
 2 tsp garlic powder
 2 1⁄2 tsp paprika
 1 tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp onion powder
 1 tsp cayenne pepper
 1 1⁄4 tsp dried oregano
 1 1⁄4 tsp dried thyme
 ½ tsp red chilli flakes (optional)

Ingredients

INDIAN CURRY SEASONING MIX
 2 tbsp ground coriander
 2 tbsp ground cumin
 1 1⁄2 tbsp ground turmeric
 2 tsp ground ginger
 1 tsp dry mustard
 ½ tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp cayenne pepper or ground chilies
CORIANDER LIME MIX (Best to add this mix to rice after cooking)
 ½ whole lime (juiced)
 1 tsp salt
 3 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
BAHARAT SEASONING MIX
 (Baharat (which means ’spices’ in Arabic) is a spice blend used in Middle Eastern (especially the Arabian Gulf region) and Greek cuisine.
 1 tbsp ground black pepper
 2 tsp ground nutmeg
 2 tsp paprika
 1 tsp ground coriander
 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 tsp ground cloves
 1 tsp ground cumin
 1 tsp salt
 ¼ tsp ground cardamom
 ½ tsp cayenne pepper or ground chilies
PANDA’S SIMPLE SEASONING MIX
 ½ cup chicken bouillon granules
 ½ cup dried parsley flakes
 1 tbsp dried basil
 1 tbsp dill
 1 tbsp dried onion
 1 tbsp salt
 1 tsp garlic powder
 1 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
CAJUN SEASONING MIX
 2 tsp salt
 2 tsp garlic powder
 2 1⁄2 tsp paprika
 1 tsp ground black pepper
 1 tsp onion powder
 1 tsp cayenne pepper
 1 1⁄4 tsp dried oregano
 1 1⁄4 tsp dried thyme
 ½ tsp red chilli flakes (optional)

Directions

Notes

EASY RICE SEASONING MIX RECIPES
IngredientsDirections

To prepare in bulk simply ply the recipe quantities. A good start would be multiplying these recipe mixes by x10.
Use dark coloured glass airtight jars for best preservation.

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