# Blood Sugar Friendly Rice (3 ways)

This recipe provides three simple ways to prepare rice to make it more blood sugar friendly by adding protein, fiber, texture, and flavor.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups white rice
- 1.75 cups bone broth
- 1.5 cups white rice
- 0.5 cup lentils
- 2 cups water
- 1.5 cups white rice (short-grain or medium-grain)
- 2 tablespoons black rice (short-grain black glutinous rice)
- 1 handful fresh/frozen green peas
- 1.75 cups water

## Instructions

1. For Bone Broth Rice, swap water for bone broth when cooking 1.5 cups of white rice with 1.75 cups of bone broth.
2. For Lentil Rice, mix 1.5 cups white rice with a 1/2 cup of lentils and 2 cups of water.
3. For Purple Rice, mix 1.5 cups white rice with 2 tablespoons of black rice and a handful of frozen green peas, then add 1.75 cups of water.
4. If using a rice cooker, rinse and transfer the rice and water/bone broth to your rice cooker and cook on the white rice/glutinous rice setting.
5. If using a stovetop, add the rice and water/bone broth to a pot.
6. Bring the rice and liquid to a boil over medium-high heat.
7. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Once cooked, let the rice sit with the lid on (heat turned off) for 10 minutes to finish steaming.

## Equipment

- rice cooker
- pot

## Tips

- Soak your rice for a few hours before cooking to help with digestion and nutrient absorption.
- Freeze leftover rice and reheat it before eating to build resistant starch, which is good for gut health and lowers blood sugar spikes.
- After stovetop cooking, let the rice sit with the lid on (heat turned off) for 10 minutes to finish steaming.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fCeFqo/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a919f2ee-f0ea-4bec-9838-780f46483432
- Extracted: 2026-01-22

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