Turmeric in a latte , turmeric in tea , turmeric in soup or stew and even in pancakes !
There are a gazillion ways to enjoy this incredibly healing, detoxifying, antioxidant anti-inflammatory food.
If you haven’t jumped on the turmeric train with me, what are you waiting for?
Let’s just look at this list of impressive health benefits:
- Anti-inflammatory action in several disease states from cancer to heart disease and arthritis. One of the many active components in turmeric is called curcumin. Curcumin has an ability to modulate inflammatory chemicals such as cytokines, C-reactive protein, prostagladin E2 and more.
- Reduces exercise induced inflammation and muscle soreness, which can enhance recovery and performance in active people.
- Reduces the negative effects of oxidative stress on cells. Everyone can benefit from getting a stress-busting boost.
- Reduces pain, specifically effective for joint pain.
- Anti-microbial action and effective in inhibiting the growth of Helicobacter pylori.
Turmeric is extremely high in antioxidants and there is evidence it can increase one of the most important antioxidants in the body, superoxide dismutase.
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I could go on and on, but let’s leave it there. Let’s talk about cauliflower rice now! I love cauliflower because it’s still a filling, high-fiber food that has many health benefits including being effective at helping the body better detox and aiding in hormonal balance.
To “rice” cauliflower, you’ll need either a cheese grater and some elbow grease or a food processor. I use the latter. You’ll want to blitz it until it looks like the size of rice, or close to it. It takes less than a minute. If you rinse your food processor immediately, you won’t even need to use soap because the cauli easily washes off.
You could use fresh turmeric or organic ground turmeric. I used organic ground turmeric.
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Here’s the recipe for Turmeric Cauliflower Rice.
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Turmeric Cauliflower Fried Rice
PrintIngredients
- 1 head cauliflower rice
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped⠀
- 1 tbsp organic fermented* turmeric New Chapter
- 1 tsp ground cumin⠀
- Sea salt and pepper to taste⠀
- Parsley for garnish⠀
- The quickest way to "rice" your cauli is to toss it into a food processor and blitz it for less than a minute until it's the size of rice. Otherwise, go old school and use a cheese grater.
- Heat oil on fry pan to medium, saute onion and garlic for a couple of minutes and add turmeric and cumin, saute for a couple more minutes.
- Add riced cauliflower and cook until tender. Add sea salt and pepper to taste. Top with parsley and if you're like my hubs Walker toss an egg or 2 in there and make cauli eggy fried rice!â €
Serves 4.
*You can’t beat the absorption and bioavailability of nutrients when they are fermented.
Plus the curcumin and curminoids are significantly higher in fermented turmeric.⠀
It’s the perfect side dish to accompany any protein, or on it’s own. You could do like my hubs did and crack one or two eggs right into the fry pan near the end of cooking for a nice hit of protein.
Let me know if you try it out, comment below and tell me if you did an egg or no egg 🙂
Have a joyous week!
Joy
31 thoughts on “Turmeric Cauliflower Fried Rice”
I tried it immediately and it was delicious ! I did add an egg as well. Thank you Joy!
I will definitely try it , because I love all your receipe. I will let you know if I love it .
Thank you!
Perfect, I’m glad to hear it! 🙂
Made this last night for dinner / just used ‘regular’ organic turmeric. It was fantastic. Today for dinner I just added chopped celery, zucchini and carrot and a small cooked, diced chicken breast.
Both were very yummy. I’ve used cauli-rice a lately and this recipe is just so simple and yet super flavorful. Thanks, Joy.
I also gave it a go and it was delicious! And so easy! Definitely comfort food worthy with the cumin and tumeric combo. I didn’t use fermented turmeric, just regular organic and it still tasted great.
Glad to hear you loved it!
Hi Betty, sounds like an absolutely delicious combination! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yummy! I love turmeric, Fried rice with eggs is always the best choice for me 😛 Hey Joy, if you’d never tried, next time try tumeric with noodles. They are amazing! 🙂
– Natalie Ellis
Mmmm, that sounds delicious too Natalie! Thanks for the idea 🙂
My husband eats a keto diet so I am definitely going to try this tonight!
Excellent! I hope you love it too Kelly!
Thanks for sharing the turmeric cauliflower fried rice recipe.
My pleasure, hope you love it!
This was yummy. A little on the spicy side and I didn’t add an egg but next time I will! Simple to make too!
I used less turmeric, about 1 1/2 tsp, and added 2 eggs. It turned out great! Also, used the Vitamix on power “1” to create the cali rice. Worked out perfect!
Great suggestion! Thanks for sharing 🙂 I’ve never used my Vitamix for ricing the cauliflower so that’s great to know it works.
So, I have some leftover brown rice that I want to stir fry. Think this will work with brown rice instead?
Yes totally, enjoy!
This was yummy and I so needed a bit of inspiration for the last half of the brocoflower we just harvested. I had some wild rice already cooked, to add to the mix, and if I’d had the time I would have tossed in a handful of toasted almonds, cashews or pistachios. Thank you, thank you, and Have a Merry Christmas!
Mmm, that all sounds delicious!
Hey Joy : ) how much freahly grated turmeric would you add? Is the compound still that powerful even if it’s cooked through? Thanks!!
What I really like about your posts is how you explain the benefits of each ingredient.
Hi Iva, I’m glad you appreciate this! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Yes it’s still powerful when cooked. In fact, some studies have shown that heating it increases it’s solubility!
I can’t wait to try this. Thank you Joy for sharing so much wonderful information. It’s both inspiring and helpful. I just love your content. I’ve got a ton of health problems and turmeric is at the top of my list! Happy Holidays!
You’re welcome Lisa, glad you found it helpful! Take care and happy holidays to you too!
Hi I made this recipe and added red peppers, ginger, nutmeg with fried egg on top. I added thin strips of fresh basil, spinach and kale just so they wilt. It was delicious
That sounds wonderfully delicious!
FYI…New Chapter discontinued the fermented turmeric. 🙁
Oh bummer! Thanks for letting me know. I will update this post. Check out Cha’s – that the turmeric I’ve been using. https://chasorganics.com/products/turmeric-ground-30-g?variant=782937439