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Roasted Cauliflower & Rice Bang Bang Nourish Bowl

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This vibrant and nourishing bowl is bursting with colour and flavour. It pairs spiced cauliflower with a bold and irresistible bang bang sauce - a creamy, sweet, and spicy blend that ties everything together beautifully. Served with fragrant basmati rice, protein-packed edamame, creamy avocado, and juicy tomatoes for a touch of freshness, it's the perfect meal for lunch or dinner.

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45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

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Tess B - March 28, 2026, 9:22 p.m.

I don't know if I made a mistake here but the cauliflower never really cooked at all and had a bittertaste to it, it's the first time it happens. The sauce was a good balance to it (even though on its own I find it too sweet) and it masked my cauliflower failure though.

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 28, 2026, 10 p.m.

Hi hi, Tess! Thanks so much for trying the nourish bowl. Hmmm one possibility is the florets being a bit large. Cutting them smaller helps them cook through fully. Also, if the tray is crowded, the cauliflower will steam instead of roasting, which affects both texture and flavour.

The bitterness may have come from undercooking, or sometimes the cauliflower itself can taste a bit stronger. Roasting a little longer, until nicely golden, usually helps bring out sweetness. And we totally hear you on the sauce 🫶it’s meant to be on the sweeter side, but you can dial back the sweet chili or agave to taste. Hope this helps for now ✨

Tess B - March 31, 2026, 12:33 p.m.

Thank you for your reply! I might have overcrowded the oven. I'm sorry if it's a dumb question, but I always thought that vegetables needed a bit of oil to really cook in the oven otherwise it just stays raw in mine. Then I tried your cauliflower wings recipe and it worked wonders coating the cauliflower fully in the water/flour/spices mix then with breadcrumbs. So I thought oil would not be needed if the vegetable is fully coated. But in this nourish bowl recipe, the cauliflower was not coated at all, the chickpea flour/water mix barely drizzled the whole thing so I was wondering if I was supposed to increase the water mix in order for the cauliflower to really cook?

PUL small logo PUL Team - March 31, 2026, 5:42 p.m.

Ohh it's such a great observation, Tess, not dumb at all! You don’t need oil for vegetables to cook through, they’ll still soften in the oven ☺️ Oil mainly helps with browning and crispiness. Sometimes a coating can help lock in moisture and steams the veg from inside, which is perhaps what you experienced with the cauliflower wings.

In this recipe, the chickpea flour mixture isn’t actually meant to fully coat like the wings. It's more like a light coating for flavour, so it can look a bit sparse. Adding more isn't necessary, but you can add more if you'd like to. You can also spray it with some cooking oil if you'd like. Up to you, really! Hope this helps for now!

Tess B - April 1, 2026, 5:58 p.m.

Yes, thank you for the insight!

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Carly - Jan. 14, 2026, 10:23 p.m.

The bang bang sauce for this is SOOOO good 🤤 It truly pulls the whole dish together!

PUL small logo PUL Team - Jan. 14, 2026, 11:44 p.m.

Aww yay! So happy to hear this, Carly, thank you ☺️

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Jessika C - Nov. 16, 2025, 5:16 a.m.

I had this as a burrito and it was really yummy 😋

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Sniff - Nov. 9, 2025, 8:01 p.m.

Delicious! We loved the sauce and cauliflower!

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CK - Nov. 6, 2025, 7:44 p.m.

This was yummy! Loved the sauce and great to have a delicious recipe that uses cauliflower as it's not one we use that often.

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Freyha - Oct. 20, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

The sauce ist much too sweet for our taste. The cauliflower ist tasty 👍🏻

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