Rice/Pasta/Potatoe Alternative

[China Doll]

Evening,

Generally I'm a meat/fish and salad kind of girl throughout the summer.

Winter comes round and I get in to the warm, comforting foods (chilli, curries, stir frys etc...) but I'm looking for an alternative to rice or potatoes or pasta to go with them.

Any ideas?

Cheers
China

[weeal]

what about breads or noodles?
you can get some really nice spiced breads/naans to go with curries and cheesey breads to go with meats
thread egg noodles are great with stir fries or with meats if you have a nice sauce

[TheWinner]

You could serve chilli in a warm split pitta bread

Stir fry with noodles (or sometimes I wrap stir fry inside a warm tortilla and serve with a relish depending on whats in the stir fry)

Ainsley Harriott has some great recipes in his books for this type of thing

[nickmo]

Put on some opened toe sandals and rustle up some yummy lentils!

A few butter beans mashed with a touch of garlic and lemon juice is fab,

Cous cous takes 3 mins and can be flavoured witha stack of stuff - and is nice and filling too.

Try a couple of the different rice varities if you are bored of rice - red rice is a nice nutty version - black looks very exotic; green - rice of the Emperors!, or use a blend, and cook in stock for extra taste.

Chickpeas and sweet potato mash in place of tatties.

Or a pumpkin is a good one too - or just any squash - try one of the little round ones - stab with a knife round the outside, take the top off and de-seed, then microwave for 8 mins or so. - serve with a dash of double cream and loads of black pepper....

[China Doll]

Thanks all for the suggestions.

[mandimoo]

cous cous, bulgar wheat or quinoa

[heathfield]

Polenta. Like cous-cous, (groan), but all in one lump.

[spudqueen]

Dumplings - fantastic with casseroles.