Sweet, рэзкі, filling, full of flavour and vitamins. Butternut squash if rich in potassium and vitamin A. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant required by the body to maintain healthy skin and is also essential for optimum eye sight. Half a medium squash weighs approximately 200g (7 унцыі ) and each portion of this biryani provides over 300% of the RDA.

Інгрэдыенты служыць 2

a tablespoon of olive oil

a red onion, нарэзаны

адзін цаля, (2and 1/2cm) кавалачак імбіра, нарэзаны

2 зубчыкаў часныку, фарш

half a teaspoon of dried cumin seeds

палова чайнай лыжкі сушеного каляндры

2 teaspoons of turmeric

a tablespoon of dried chilli flakes (this makes it medium hot, adjust to taste)

соль і перац

3 лыжкі таматнага пюрэ

half a butternut squash, peeled and cubed (you can roast the other half with the seeds for half an hour to have with pasta another time)

150грам (5 унцыі) шпінату

150грам (5 унцыі) brown basmati rice

200мл (7 вадкіх унцый) of coconut milk

200мл (7 вадкіх унцый) of vegetable stock (or water)

2 tablespoons of flaked almonds

сталовая лыжка разынак

2 Лаўровы ліст

Метад

Разагрэць духоўку да 200C (400F, газ знак 6)

Sweat the onion in a tablespoon of olive oil on a low heat for 5 пратакол, add the ginger and the garlic, stir and cook for another three minutes

Add salt and pepper and stir in all the spices

The mixture will now be quite dry. Add the spinach and tomato puree, stir and add the butternut squash

Scrape half of the mixture into an oven proof dish (if you have one with a lid that fits tightly use this, if not use foil)

Scatter over half the rice and then half of the almonds and raisins

Put the rest of the vegetables on top and scatter over the rest of the rice, almonds and raisins. Top with the two bay leaves

Pour the vegetable stock and coconut milk into the pan in which the vegetables were cooked, размяшаць і давесці да кіпення

Pour over the rice and vegetables, put the lid on tightly or tightly wrap with foil. Bake for 55 да 65 пратакол, until the rice is cooked and the liquid has mostly been absorbed. For the last 5 да 10 minutes cook with the lid off so the top becomes golden and slightly crisp