Chinese 5 spice rice recipe with step by step photos. Aromatic Chinese style spice rice made with mix vegetables and 5 spice powders. A gluten-free and vegan recipe.
Five-spice is a blend of five spices that is used in the Chinese cuisine. These 5 spices are cinnamon, cloves, sichuan pepper, fennel seeds and star anise. These spices are ground and the 5 spice powder is used in the Chinese cuisine.
Here I have cooked the rice in a pot, but even fried rice can be made using 5 spice powder. The 5 spice veg rice has some warm flavors in it and is very aromatic. I first had this one pot cooked rice in a fine dine Chinese restaurant and there they had made it so well. From that time I wanted to try the recipe.
I have used seasonal and local veggies which I get easily available. Zuchhini tastes very good in this recipe. So if you have zucchini, you can add some of it. When I made for the blog, I did not have zucchini, so have skipped it. You can also add broccoli, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, mushrooms, edamame beans and snow peas.
The recipe uses the entire 5 spice powder that is freshly ground. You can also use the store brought 5 spice powder, thereby getting rid of the grinding step. I have also added soy sauce for some umami flavor, but you can skip soy sauce.
Serve 5 spice rice with a gravy dish like veg manchurian or gobi manchurian or chilli paneer. I served with paneer schezwan.
How to make Chinese five spice rice
1. Rinse 1.5 cups basmati rice very well in water first. Then soak in enough water for 30 minutes. Later drain all the water and keep the rice aside.
2. When the rice is soaking, rinse and then chop the veggies. You can choose to chop the veggies finely or slice them in thin sticks or strips. You will need ½ cup thin carrots sticks, 1 cup sliced cabbage, ⅓ cup sliced capsicum,⅓ cup chopped french beans. Keep aside.
3. Take the 5 spices.
4. Add them in a small grinder jar or coffee grinder jar.
5. Grind to a fine powder. Keep the 5 spice powder aside.
Making five spice rice
6. Heat 3 tablespoons sesame oil. Add ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic and saute for a few seconds.
7. Then add ⅓ cup sliced spring onions.
8. Sauté till the onions become translucent.
9. Then add the veggies.
10. Next add ⅓ cup corn kernels.
11. Saute the veggies for a minute.
12. Add ½ teaspoon black pepper powder and 5 spice powder. Mix very well. If using store brought, then add 2 teaspoons of 5 spice powder.
13. Add ½ teaspoon soy sauce. You can skip soy sauce if you want.
14. Mix very well.
Cooking 5 spice rice
15. Add 3 cups of water. You can also add 2.75 cups of water depending on the quality of rice.
16. Season with salt as per taste. Check the taste of the water and it should feel slightly salty.
17. Cover the pan and cook for 4 to 5 minutes till the water comes to a boil.
18. Cook on a medium to high flame and let the water come to a boil.
19. Add the rice and gently stir.
20. Cover the pan.
21. On a low to medium flame simmer for about 16 to 18 minutes or till the rice is tender and the grains are cooked. All the water should be absorbed. Do check when the rice is cooking and if the rice grains look undercooked, then you can add some water.
22. Once done, gently fluff the rice.
23. Garnish with some spring onion greens and Serve Chinese 5 spice rice with any side gravy dish like paneer manchurian or mushroom manchurian or chilli mushroom.
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Five Spice Rice
By Dassana Amit
Ingredients
for 5 spice powder
- 2 inch cinnamon
- 3 to 4 cloves
- 3 to 4 sichuan peppers
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 star anise (chakriphool)
other ingredients
- 3 tablespoon sesame oil - can use toasted sesame oil or gingelly oil
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- ⅓ cup sliced spring onion whites
- 1.5 cups basmati rice or any long grained rice
- ½ cup sliced carrots, in strips or sticks
- 1 cup sliced cabbage
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced capsicum (bell pepper)
- ⅓ cup chopped french beans
- ¼ cup corn kernels
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- salt as required
- ¼ cup chopped spring onion greens, for garnish
Instructions
soaking rice
- Rinse 1.5 cups basmati rice very well in water first. Then soak in enough water for 30 minutes
- When the rice is soaking, rinse and then chop the veggies. You can choose to chop the veggies finely or slice them in thin sticks or strips.
preparing 5 spice powder
- Take cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, star anise and sichuan peppers in a small grinder jar or coffee grinder jar.
- Grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
making chinese 5 spice rice
- Heat 3 tablespoons sesame oil. Add ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic and saute for a few seconds.
- Then add ⅓ cup sliced spring onions and sauté till the onions become translucent.
- Then add the veggies and ⅓ cup corn kernels.
- Saute the veggies for a minute.
- Add ½ teaspoon black pepper powder and the 5 spice powder. Mix very well. If using store brought, then add 2 teaspoons of 5 spice powder.
- Add ½ teaspoon soy sauce. You can skip soy sauce if you want. mix very well.
cooking five spice rice
- Add 3 cups water. You can also add 2.75 cups water depending on the quality of rice.
- Season with salt as per taste. Check the taste of the water and it should feel slightly salty.
- Cover the pan and cook for 4 to 5 minutes till the water comes to a boil.
- Cook on a medium to high flame and let the water come to a boil.
- Add the rice and gently stir.
- Cover the pan and on a low to medium-low flame simmer for about 16 to 18 minutes or till the rice is tender and the grains are cooked.
- All the water should be absorbed. Do check when the rice is cooking and if the rice grains look undercooked, then you can add some water.
- Once done, gently fluff the rice.
- Garnish with some spring onion greens and serve chinese Five spice rice with any side veggie dish of your choice.
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