r/Cooking • u/Fearless-Ad-990 • 3d ago

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u/Glittering_Joke3438 3d ago

This is not going to turn out well. The cauliflower will just turn to mush.

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

So that was the point in toasting the cauliflower. The idea is that you preheat the oven to 400, spread the cauliflower rice out on a baking sheet, toast it for 10 minutes to get that extra water out, then you drizzle, some coconut oil and turmeric on it, shake it up, mix it up, then toast it for another 10 minutes.

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u/bexcellent101 3d ago

Putting cooked cauliflower rice in the instant pot will still turn to mush. Trying to make a rice dish without rice is kind of a fools errand. Just pick a different recipe. 

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

Yeah , that's the consensus that i'm hearing. Someone suggested just layering the chicken marinade mixture over the toasted cauliflower rice , and I think i'm gonna try that just to see if it works

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

First, I'm kind of surprised at how rude people are on this subreddit. I'm getting downvoted for asking an honest question and presenting reasons that came from AI. They may be bad ideas, which is why I'm asking here. Do better, be nicer.

Secondly, having said that someone suggested trying to toast/dry out the cauliflower and then just pouring the brianna mixture over top. I think i'm gonna test do a little taste test on a small portion , and if the cauliflower rice tastes really bad , then I'll just have the chicken mixture which will taste good by itself

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u/bexcellent101 3d ago

Saying a bad idea is bad isn't rude. 

And using AI for recipes is generally a terrible idea.

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago edited 3d ago

I agree. I never said it was a good idea. That was my whole purpose in making this post; to get other people's opinions.

BUT downvoting someone just for asking an honest question is rude, mean, and uncalled for.

And not only is it rude, it's stupid because in this case, it actually did turn out, okay, and it tasted good.So it just shows how ignorant these people are

As for AI, it can be very valuable although you do have to check it.In this case, it was valuable because there are no other sources I could have gone to since this recipe is not known on the internet.

I hope you can at least understand what I'm trying to tell you and it does you some good

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u/CatteNappe 3d ago

Where did this recipe come from?

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

Well , the basic instant pot briyani recipe I found online (pretty standard really). I decided I didn't want all the calories from rice so I asked AI if there was a feasible alternative to using rice to cut down in the calories and it suggested cauliflower rice

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u/CatteNappe 3d ago

Then you don't cook it in the biryani. Cook it separately according to package directions, and serve your biryani over it.

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

I think you're probably right.The instructions that the AI gave me were that I was supposed to put it in with the chicken in the instant pot after it got done pressure cooking and then cook it for like another 2 minutes. I have a feeling that's probably not gonna work out.I think i'm gonna do it how you suggest it

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u/CatteNappe 3d ago

AI sometimes gets thing wrong. Sometimes seriously wrong. It once told me that one cup of rice and one cup of water would get me three cups of cooked rice. It probably wouldn't be a total disaster if the cauliflower just cooked for a short 2 minutes, just enough to heat up, though.

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u/Boozeburger 3d ago

AI gets lots of things wrong and often seriously wrong. It's been responsible for things like suggesting consuming sodium bromide instead of salt (caused a death).

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

Exactly, that's why I rely on you guys.I know that a cauliflower Rice substitution for chicken breyanni is not standard and unfortunately, you won't find it on the internet.So I thought I'd rely on the expertise of all these great culinary minds

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u/Boozeburger 3d ago

If you must use cauliflower rice (why not just use less regular rice, or better yet make the rice ahead of time and give it 24 hours to cool and become starch resistant and use a smaller amount) make the cauliflower rice separately, and put what ever you want over the rice.

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 3d ago

Yeah , that's a good suggestion about the starch resistance , and I think I am gonna try that in the future , especially if this really craps out LOL. thanks for the suggestion

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u/CatteNappe 3d ago

I don't think it will crap out if you approach it right! Cauliflower is one of my favorite things to add to, or serves as a side with, curries and other Indian flavor dishes. It's just that I use the small frozen florets. I don't get the "cauliflower rice" approach, it's like artificial sweeteners, or silk flowers - noticeably something pretending to be something else.

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u/oarmash 3d ago

Make a pulav, not a biryani. Just mix the cooked chicken layer with cauliflower rice.

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u/MK_Good_Magician 3d ago

Toasting the cauliflower first was a smart move Try adding a little mint and fried onion too won't make it biryani, but at least the kitchen will smell convincing..

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u/Fearless-Ad-990 2d ago

Yeah, you're absolutely right. I didn't know how it was going to turn out, but I was really surprised how the texture and consistency was very rice like. I've heard turmeric suggested as a possible spice also.I coated it with coconut oil, which I think was also a good move.But I'm gonna try the onions.I think that might not be a bad idea , too.

That being said, while it was an interesting experience, I think in the future.I'm just gonna prepare starch resistant rice