Sweet, pedas, 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 ons ) and each portion of this biryani provides over 300% of the RDA.

Bahan melayani 2

satu sendok makan minyak zaitun

a red onion, dicincang

inci satu, (2dan 1/2 cm) sepotong jahe, dicincang

2 siung bawang putih, dicacah

setengah sendok teh biji cumin kering

setengah sendok teh ketumbar kering

2 teaspoons of turmeric

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

garam dan merica

3 sendok makan puree tomat

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)

150g (5 ons) of spinach

150g (5 ons) brown basmati rice

200ml (7 cairan ons) of coconut milk

200ml (7 cairan ons) of vegetable stock (or water)

2 tablespoons of flaked almonds

satu sendok makan kismis

2 daun salam

Metode

Panaskan oven 200C (400F, mark gas 6)

Sweat the onion in a tablespoon of olive oil on a low heat for 5 menit, 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, aduk dan didihkan

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