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Cauliflower and Almond Pilau With Yogurt And Coriander

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Cauliflower and Almond Pilau With Yogurt And Coriander

Cauliflower is combined with aromatic spices and roasted almonds in this hot Madras pilau rice,served with cooling yogurt and coriander.

Preparation time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
20 minutes
Total time:
30 minutes 30 minutes
Serves:
 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 1 tbsp Veeraswamy Hot Madras Curry Paste
  • 1 Kallo Organic Vegetable Stock Cube
  • 1 cauliflower, cut into small florets
  • 50g Waitrose Wholesome Roasted Marcona Almonds
  • 20g pack fresh coriander, roughly chopped (reserve a few leaves to garnish)
  • 4 tbsp natural yogurt, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add the rice and curry paste, and stir until the grains are coated.
  2. Pour in 750ml boiling water, crumble in the stock cube and add the cauliflower florets. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat then cover and simmer gently for 13-15 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.
  3. Stir in the almonds and coriander, and season to taste. Divide between 4 serving plates and garnish with a few fresh coriander leaves. Serve with a dollop of yogurt and a side dish of poppadoms.

Cook's tips

Add a can of chickpeas or swap the cauliflower for one peeled, cubed and deseeded butternut squash.

Drinks recommendation

The soft notes of toffee, vanilla and citrus peel in Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (330ml) make it excellent for serving with spicy dishes such as this.

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ROZELLA

ROZELLA 22 January 2009 18:53

As everyone said. This is a quick and easy dish. My partner and myself had the lot between us. With fresh popadoms and mango chutney. Go on try it the ones who have not :)

whitevanwoman

whitevanwoman 19 December 2007 23:09

Mine didn't look nearly as pretty as yours on the picture, but it tasted fabulous. Didn't use the hot madras paste as I had already bought the medium moglai paste the previous day for another recipe. Added half a teaspoon of Encona original instead and that brought it up to speed. Would make a gorgeous pilau for other things like Tandoori chicken without the cauliflower.

isabelle304

isabelle304 17 October 2007 18:57

Simple but tasty vegetarian dish and it does not smell of cauliflower at all.

GrannieW

GrannieW 14 October 2007 02:29

Delicious! A complete meal and enough to tempt one into becoming vegetarian.

Bron-llangwrda

Bron-llangwrda 23 September 2007 23:35

I really enjoyed this - easy to make, good to eat. I had it with a couple of other curry dishes - made a good supper for friends.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 574.0kcal
Sugars 8.9g
Fat 13.9g
Saturated Fat 1.9g
Salt 1.1g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in August 2007