Sweet, spicy, 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 auns ) and each portion of this biryani provides over 300% of the RDA.
Ramuan berfungsi 2
satu sudu minyak zaitun
bawang merah, dicincang
satu inci, (2dan 1/2cm) sekeping halia, dicincang
2 ulas bawang putih, dicacah
setengah sudu teh jintan putih kering
half a teaspoon of dried coriander
2 teaspoons of turmeric
a tablespoon of dried chilli flakes (this makes it medium hot, adjust to taste)
garam dan lada
3 sudu besar tomato puri
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 auns) of spinach
150g (5 auns) brown basmati rice
200ml (7 auns bendalir) of coconut milk
200ml (7 auns bendalir) of vegetable stock (atau air)
2 tablespoons of flaked almonds
a tablespoon of raisins
2 daun bay
Kaedah
Panaskan ketuhar kepada 200C (400F, tanda gas 6)
Sweat the onion in a tablespoon of olive oil on a low heat for 5 minit, 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, kacau dan masak sehingga mendidih
Pour over the rice and vegetables, put the lid on tightly or tightly wrap with foil. Bake for 55 kepada 65 minit, until the rice is cooked and the liquid has mostly been absorbed. For the last 5 kepada 10 minutes cook with the lid off so the top becomes golden and slightly crisp
