Want to make some rice recipes this weekend? Well, we have compiled a list of some of the most delicious recipes which will surely appeal your near and dear ones. Have a look. 1. Red Beans and Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Onions, 1 cup (chopped)
• Green Pepper, ½ cup (chopped)
• Garlic, 2 teaspoons (crushed)
• Red kidney beans, 1½ cups (soaked)
• Water, 2¼ cups
• Oregano or curry leaves, 2 or 3
• Vinegar, 2 tablespoons
• Soya sauce, as needed
• Vegetable oil, as needed.
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat a little vegetable oil in a frypan, and add the onion, pepper, and garlic to it. Fry briefly over high heat until tender. Add the kidney beans, 1 cup of water, oregano leaves, vinegar, soya sauce, and salt. Bring it to a boil, and then simmer until done. Alongside boil the remaining 1¼ cups water in a saucepan and cook the rice for about 10 minutes. When both rice and beans are cooked, mix them and serve. 2. Tropical Rice Ingredients

• Water, 1½ cups
• Rice, 1 cup
• Coconut (grated), ½ cup
• Ginger, 2 teaspoons (crushed)
• Butter, 1 tablespoon
• Mango chutney, 2 tablespoons
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat the water, rice, coconut, ginger, butter, salt, and mango chutney in a frypan, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for around 20 minutes or until well-cooked. 3. Asian Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Water, 1½ cups
• Egg, 1
• Peanut or Vegetable Oil, 1 tablespoon
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat the peanut oil in a saucepan. Break an egg in the pan, and scramble for a few minutes until well-cooked. Add the water, salt, and rice to this and stir. Cover and bring to a boil. Then stir again, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until done. Turn the heat off and let the rice stand for a few minutes before serving. 4. Spiced Up Rice Ingredients

• Hot water, 2½ cups
• Rice, 2 cups
• Red peppers (roasted and chopped), 2 tablespoons
• Butter, 1 tablespoon
• Soya sauce, as needed
• Salt, as needed
• Allspice powder, 2 teaspoons

Method Boil the water in a saucepan, and add the rice, butter, salt, allspice powder, and soya sauce to it. Reduce the heat, cover, and let the mixture simmer until the rice is cooked. Add in the red peppers, and remove the pan from the heat. Let the rice sit for 10 minutes before serving. 5. Fiesta Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Water, ½ cup
• Tomato juice, 2 cups
• Salt, as needed
• Soya sauce, as needed

Method Boil the tomato juice in a saucepan, and then add the water, rice, salt, and soya sauce to it and continue boiling. Then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is cooked. Remove the pan from the heat, and let the rice stand for about 10 minutes before serving. 6. Saffron Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Water, ½ cup
• Vegetable broth, 1 cup
• Garlic (crushed), 2 teaspoons
• Butter, 2 tablespoons
• Saffron, ⅛ teaspoon
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat the water, vegetable broth, garlic, butter, rice, saffron, and salt in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil. Then, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is cooked. Remove the pan from the heat, stir, cover, and let the rice stand for 10 minutes before serving. 7. Spanish Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Water, 1 cup
• Salsa sauce, 1 cup
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat the water, rice, salsa, and salt in a saucepan, and bring the mixture to a boil. Then stir, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is cooked. Remove the pan from the heat, stir, cover, and let the rice stand for 10 minutes before serving. 8. Tomato-Basil Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 1 cup
• Water, 1 cup
• Tomato sauce, 2 cups
• Basil leaves (chopped), 1 tablespoon
• Salt, as needed

Method Heat the water, rice, tomato sauce, basil leaves, and salt in a saucepan and bring it to boil. Then stir, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice is cooked. Turn off the heat and let the rice stand for 10 minutes before serving. 9. French Onion Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 1 cup
• Water, 1 cup
• Cream, ½ cup
• Onions (chopped), 1 cup
• Vegetable broth, 1 cup
• Butter, 2 tablespoons
• Salt, as needed
• Vegetable oil, as needed

Method Heat the vegetable oil in a frypan and sauté the onions until they turn slightly brown. Add the water, vegetable broth, cream, rice, butter, and salt, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and let it simmer until the rice is cooked. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes. Then pour the rice into a baking dish, brush with butter, cover, and bake it in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove the baking dish, and let the rice stand for 10 minutes before serving. 10. Vegetable Rice Ingredients

• Rice, 2 cups
• Vegetable broth, 2 cups
• Water, ½ cup
• Soya sauce, 1 tablespoon
• Butter, 1 tablespoon
• Allspice powder, ¼ teaspoon
• Mixed tomatoes, onions, pepper, garlic, 2 cups
• Salt, as needed
• Vegetable oil, as needed

Method Fry the vegetables in vegetable oil in a saucepan. Then add the water, vegetable broth, rice, soya sauce, allspice powder, butter, and salt and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer until the rice is well-cooked. Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice stand for 10 minutes before serving.