Cauliflower rice is a staple for a lot of people living the keto lifestyle. It has become so popular in the last couple years, you can even find it pre-packaged in the vegetable section of the supermarket.

Cauliflower rice is very easy to make yourself, so save yourself some extra dollars and make your own. All you need is a food processor and a microwave, oh and obviously a cauliflower. Butter chicken and cauliflower rice is a dish we love to serve family and friends when entertaining.

Equipment

Food processor (I use the small bowl attachment of my stick blender)
Microwave

Ingredients

Cauliflower
Salt, pepper and butter to season

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Serving Suggestions

Substitute this in anywhere you would normally use rice. It’s great to make some to have with indian takeaway or to serve with curries or stir fries.

We love it with zest butter chicken.

Make Cauliflower Fried Rice. Dan misses fried rice from the local Chinese takeaway and has found this to be a decent substitute.

You can even make Cauliflower Porridge

Butter Chicken with spinach and cauliflower rice

Steps

Cut the cauliflower into chunks that will fit into your blender bowl
Pulse in blender until texture is like a course grain. We usually would pulse 5-6 times and end up with the texture below
Place blended cauliflower in a microwave safe bowl. Cook on high for 3 minutes and stir. Then microwave in 2 minute increments until cooked. You are looking for the texture to be softened and not crunchy. The amount of time needed in the microwave depends on the amount of cauliflower you are cooking. We used half a small cauliflower and needed to cook it for 6 minutes
Once cooked season with, salt, pepper and butter to taste