Try making this easy Filipino Style Arroz ala Valenciana recipe made with a delicious combination of glutinous rice, coconut milk, and turmeric. It's a healthy and filling Filipino rice dish that is perfect for holidays, potlucks, or any special occasions. Check out this tasty vegan recipe now!
Looking for more rice dishes? Try my Tofu Adobo Rice, Fried Rice, or Filipino Style Omurice recipe!
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What is Arroz ala Valenciana?
Arroz ala Valenciana is a delicious and nutritious Filipino rice dish with a Spanish cuisine influence. It is similar to Spanish Paella, but with different rice and colors used. It's a great dish to serve at parties, holidays, potlucks, and even on regular meals.
This tasty rice dish has different flavors and textures, including sticky rice, sweet peas, vegetable slices, coconut milk, and turmeric powder, which gives it a unique yellow color. I substitute plant-based protein for the usual meat or seafood to make this recipe vegan.
It is also filling, colorful, and nutritious. Try this Filipino-style arroz a la valenciana recipe today and share it with your family. Enjoy!
Health Benefits of Turmeric
- Treats stomach problems.
- Lowers the risk for heart diseases.
- Helps control diabetes and prevent cancer.
- Packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Variations
- Vegetable Mix: add zucchini, green peas, chickpeas, or other vegetables of your choice to this dish for flavor and color.
- Spices and Herbs: you may improve the taste of this dish with saffron, dried bay leaves, cilantro, or achiote powder
- Toppings: feel free to top this dish with chopped green onions, parsley slices, or sliced hard-boiled egg for vegetarians.
Substitutions
- Oil: you may use vegan butter or neutral oil instead of vegetable oil for cooking.
- Rice: use sushi rice if glutinous rice is unavailable.
- Plant-based Protein: smoked tofu, tempeh, mushrooms, vegan chorizo or sausages, or seitan can be used instead of vegetarian luncheon meat.
Storage Tips
Put the leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Ingredients
Listed below are all the ingredients you will need:
- glutinous rice
- vegetable broth
- coconut milk
- salt
- vegetable oil or olive oil
- garlic cloves
- sweet onions
- vegetarian luncheon meat
- red bell pepper
- green bell pepper
- sweet peas
- turmeric powder
- smoked paprika
- tomato sauce
- ground black pepper
- chopped green onions
Instructions
Place the glutinous rice, vegetable broth, coconut milk, and salt in a saucepan, mix well and bring the mixture to a boil in a medium heat.
Then, reduce to simmer for 15 minutes or until the water had been absorbed:
Meanwhile, add oil to a heated large skillet over low heat. Sauté minced garlic and chopped onions for 2 minutes while stirring constantly.
Add vegetarian luncheon, red & green bell pepper, sweet peas, turmeric powder, and smoked paprika. Continue sautéing for another 3 minutes while stirring constantly:
Pour the tomato sauce and bring the mixture to a simmer for 2 minutes. Then, add in the cooked rice and slowly incorporate it into the mixture:
Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste and sprinkle with green onions and serve immediately:
Enjoy a healthy vegan meal!
Top Tips
- Feel free to add vegetable broth or water if the rice still has a bite and needs more cooking. Cover the pan with lid and allow to cook over low heat until cooked through.
- Use good quality coconut milk or cream that’s rich and not watery.
- Soak the glutinous rice overnight or for a few hours first before cooking.
- Allow the cooked arroz ala valenciana to sit for 1 hour (covered) before serving. It will increase the tastiness of the dish.
FAQ
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Arroz ala Valenciana Filipino Style
Ingredients
- 1 cup glutinous rice washed
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup sweet onions chopped
- 1 cup vegetarian luncheon diced
- 1 red bell pepper finely diced
- 1 green bell pepper finely diced
- ½ cup sweet peas drained
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅛ cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- Place the glutinous rice, vegetable broth, coconut milk, and salt in a saucepan, mix well, and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Reduce to simmer for 15 minutes or until the water has been absorbed.
- Meanwhile, add oil to a heated large skillet over low heat.
- Sauté minced garlic and chopped onions for 2 minutes while stirring constantly.
- Add vegetarian luncheon, red and green bell pepper, sweet peas, turmeric powder, and smoked paprika.
- Continue sautéing for another 3 minutes while stirring constantly.
- Pour the tomato sauce and bring the mixture to a simmer for 2 minutes.
- Add in the cooked rice and slowly incorporate it into the mixture.
- Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste, sprinkle with green onions and serve immediately.
Che says
Wow. Thanks for this healthy recipe!
Jacob L says
I used regular rice (calrose) and it turned out fine to me. lol