Spinach Pilau
By the wlr team
A great rice dish for both flavour and texture, freezes well and spinach is soooo good for you. This recipe also contains 1.2 portions of the recommended 5-a-day fruit and veg per serving.
- Recipe makes: 4 servings
- Prep time:
5 mins - Cook time: 30 mins
- Calories: 227
per serving
Ingredients
- 90g onions
- 60g carrots
- 1 garlic clove
- 80g green chilli pepper
- 150g baby spinach
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 150g basmati rice
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 20g flaked almonds
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C / Gas Mark 4 / 350°F
- Peel and slice the onions and carrots. Peel and crush the garlic. Prepare the chillies, deseed and finely chop.
- Rinse the spinach & boil in a small amount of water for 10 minutes. Drain well, chop roughly and leave to one side.
- Bring a large pan of slightly salted water to the boil, add rice, cover and let simmer for 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, stir fry onion, garlic, and chilli in oil over a moderate heat for about 5 minutes (or until onion is softened). Stir in carrot and continue to stir fry for one minute. Add turmeric & ginger and stir fry for further minute. Remove from heat.
- Strain rice in a colander and rinse with boiling water. Transfer rice to an oven proof dish (with a lid), stir in vegetable and spice mixture until evenly distributed. Lightly stir in spinach.
- Put lid on dish and put in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Gently stir in flaked almonds just before serving.
Calories (kcal) | 227 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 34.8 |
Fat (g) | 7.2 |
Protein (g) | 6.0 |
Fibre (g) | 2.8 |
Alcohol (g) | 0.0 |
Fruit & Veg | 1.2 |
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