Recipe: Perfect Pumpkin served with rice

Pumpkin served with rice. In this rice dish the yin - the softened grains of rice - matched with the yang - the bottom layer of rice grains which are purposely burnt - create a lovely crunch-verses-soft sensation. Additionally lemon juice is used to oppose the creamy cumin flavour. Served with pumpkin, spinach and basmati rice.

Pumpkin served with rice Pumpkin Rice - Easy, healthy and colourful recipe, cooked in a rice cooker. I learnt to cook this homely pumpkin rice (南瓜饭) from my friend koalabear (thank you!). Not only is this pumpkin rice sweet and tasty, it also has a lovely bright and cheerful yellow hue when cooked. You can cook Pumpkin served with rice using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pumpkin served with rice

  1. You need 250 grams of pumpkin.
  2. Prepare 1 of courgettes grated.
  3. Prepare 1 of pepper chopped.
  4. Prepare 1 of onion.
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
  6. Prepare 2 of tomatoes.
  7. It's 1 of hoho.
  8. It's of Rosemary.
  9. You need 1 clove of crushed garlic.
  10. It's 1 clove of ginger.
  11. It's to taste of salt.

A hearty roasted pumpkin soup with warming ginger. Basmati rice adds flavour and texture and turns it into a satisfying meal. In this version, ginger warms from the inside and kicks the sniffles to the curb. Add the pumpkin, turmeric and curry powder.

Pumpkin served with rice instructions

  1. Boil the pumpkin.
  2. Once ready mash for a while.
  3. In a separate pan, heat oil in a pan and fry onions and garlic till soft.
  4. Once brown, add the hoho, tomatoes puree, rosemary and cook for 2 minutes..
  5. Add the pumpkin and then 1/2 cup of water. Add salt to taste.
  6. Let the pumpkin cook for 5 minutes.
  7. Serve with rice or ugali.

Cooked rice is mixed with pumpkin puree seasoned with pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar to make this delightful side dish. I served it with a float of fat free half-n-half on top. This was quite good even with my adjustments. This was a great way for me to get extra vitamins into my kids and to use up. While the pumpkin steams, prepare the rice balls.

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