How to Cook Wild Rice in an Aroma Rice Cooker?
Wild rice is a more nutritious food than ordinary rice. It’s good for your health as filled with nutrition such as fiber, minerals, and magnesium. Wild rice is a healthy protein source because it is plant-based and suitable for those who want to follow a vegan or vegetarian diet and still want to get protein daily.
Is it ordinary rice or wild rice? Aroma rice cooker cooks them most delicious and soft. Do you want to know how to cook wild rice in Aroma Rice Cooker in easy steps? Let’s find out the answer to your question!
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Is Wild Rice really Rice?
Although we call it a wild rice type, its grain is harvested from four different types of grass. Wild rice is a native of North America and has a pale light brown color. Its texture is grainy, and its grains are longer than regular rice. The flavor is particularly unique, being nuttier and woodier than ordinary rice.
2 Easy Methods to cook wild rice in an Aroma Rice cooker
There are two methods to cook wild rice. First is to cook wild rice as a simple recipe and use it with other side dishes. The second recipe could be your whole meal.
We also have Aroma rice cooker instructions to help you cook rice in different Aroma models with various features.
1. Cook Plain Wild Rice Recipe
cook Plain Wild Rice Recipe
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Serve: 02
Featuring: Aroma Professional ARC-1230R
Ingredients:
2 cups filtered water.
½ cup cook wild rice
One tablespoon of salt and pepper to taste.
1 tsp vegetable oil
Instructions:
1. Rinse the rice well to remove its starch.
2. Once you rinse the rice, rub the vegetable on the pot and add 2 cups of clean water.
3. Add ½ cup cook of wild rice, salt, and pepper for taste.
4. Close the lid and Plug in the Aroma rice cooker.
5. Click the ‘Brown Rice’ option. When the rice cooker begins cooking, the indicator light will blink.
6. The Cook Switch button will light up and enter “Keep-Warm” mode after the cooking.
7. Fill your bowl with wild rice and serve it to your family.
2. Cook Wild Rice with Turmeric Broth
cook Wild Rice with Turmeric Broth
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Serves: 2
Featuring: Aroma Professional ARC-1230R
Ingredients:
2 cups filtered water
½ cup cook wild rice
1 tsp vegetable oil
One tablespoon of salt and pepper to taste.
One minced garlic clove
One piece of ginger peeled & chopped.
½ finely diced Onion
2 medium size finely diced carrots
1 1/2 tsp of crushed turmeric
½ lemon juice
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Instructions:
1. You can cook your wild rice in the Aroma Rice cooker. (Use its brown rice faction)
2. Add carrots, oil, salt, and pepper to the inner pot.
3. Use the Sauté-then-Simmer® STS option to sauté the carrots until they become soft.
4. Now take them out.
5. In the same pot, heat the vegetable oil. Add onion and stir it. Then add in the garlic, turmeric, and ginger until fragrant.
6. Stir continuously until the mixture is a smooth paste.
7. Sauté the carrots, mix, then gradually add the water.
8. Close the lid when the water has boiled for 10 minutes.
9. Open the lid after the cycle is complete. Stir it.
10. Now Fill a bowl with wild rice. And serve it.
Recap
This is the easy step-by-step guide to cooking your wild rice. To make rice in an Aroma rice cooker is simple; the rice will have the most excellent flavor and the most practical way to prepare it. You need to prepare all ingredients, press the buttons, and magic!
FAQs
Can I Cook Wild Rice In A Rice Cooker?
It is easy to cook wild rice in a rice cooker. It takes roughly 45 minutes, like brown rice. Add water to rice 2:1. After it’s done, eat it with butter and salt are both excellent.
What setting do you cook wild rice in a rice cooker?
You can easily cook wild rice in a rice cooker with a “Brown Rice” setting.
Should I Soak Wild Rice Before Cooking?
It is a good idea to rinse the wild rice before cooking. But you don’t have to soak; it is not necessary. Although if you soak the wild rice for 15 minutes, it can reduce cooking time in half, the final dish will be softer and less textured.
Is Wild Rice The Healthiest Rice?
If we compare wild rice to white rice, they are healthier alternative because it is high in antioxidants. Wild rice is a nutrient-dense food due to its low-calorie and high nutritional content. It is an excellent source of plant-based protein and an outstanding amount of minerals.
Is Cooking Rice In A Rice Cooker Healthy?
Although cooking rice in a rice cooker is more convenient, cooking it on the stove is healthier. A big plus is that you won’t have to keep reheating your rice all day and are less likely to burn the bottom of the rice.
