Name: Curried pumpkin, silverbeet and almond pilaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 3 teaspoon mild curry powder; 1 1/2 cup basmati rice; 1/2 small butternut pumpkin, cut into 1 cm pieces; 3 cup vegetable stock; 100 gram green beans, sliced diagonally; 1/2 bunch silverbeet (about 6 leaves), stalks removed, leaves shredded; 1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds; 1/3 cup natural yogurt

Curried pumpkin, silverbeet and almond pilaf

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 medium brown onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

3 teaspoon mild curry powder

1 1/2 cup basmati rice

1/2 small butternut pumpkin, cut into 1 cm pieces

3 cup vegetable stock

100 gram green beans, sliced diagonally

1/2 bunch silverbeet (about 6 leaves), stalks removed, leaves shredded

1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds

1/3 cup natural yogurt

Method

1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add onion; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and curry powder; cook and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add rice and pumpkin; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until well combined.

2.Add stock; bring to the boil. Reduce heat to very low. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes. Add beans and silverbeet. Cook; covered, for 5 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stand, covered, for 10 minutes (don’t lift lid). Stir with a fork. Season with salt.

3.Top pilaf with almonds; serve at once with yogurt.

If you can’t find toasted slivered almonds, toast your own; cook nuts in a small frying pan over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Toast extra nuts, then make a nibble mix.
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