Stuffed Pumpkin Spiced Rice

Name: Stuffed Pumpkin Spiced Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 Pumpkin; 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 cup Rice; 3/4 cup Coconut Milk; 1/4 cup Milk; 1 Onion; 3/4 tsp Salt; 3/4 tsp Pepper; 1 stick Cinnamon; 1 Star Anise; 5 Clove; 3 Cardamom; 3 sticks Fresh Thyme; 1/4 cup Cranberry; 1/4 cup Pine Nuts; 1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter; 1/4 cup Sliced Mushrooms

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Level

intermediate

Cooking

45 min

Preparation

45 min

Ingredients

Servings

Pumpkin	1
Coconut Oil	1 tbsp
Rice	1 cup
Coconut Milk	³⁄₄ cup
Milk	¹⁄₄ cup
Onion	1
Salt	³⁄₄ tsp
Pepper	³⁄₄ tsp
Cinnamon	1 stick
Star Anise	1
Clove	5
Cardamom	3
Fresh Thyme	3 sticks
Cranberry	¹⁄₄ cup
Pine Nuts	¹⁄₄ cup
Unsalted Butter	1 tbsp
Sliced Mushrooms	¹⁄₄ cup

How to cook

Prepare the rice

Wash rice till the water is clear. Allow rice to soak for 30 mins. While waiting, get ready to roast the pumpkin.

Prepare the pumpkin

Wash pumpkin. Using a knife, cut off the pumpkin top.
Coat pumpkin with coconut oil (including the top that’s being cut away), and bake for 200C for 35mins to 40 mins. Once pumpkin is baked, set aside to cool.

Start cooking

After 30 mins, drain the water from the rice. Transfer rice to a frying pan. Add butter, followed by spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, thyme). Fry till fragrance.
Add mushroom, coconut milk + milk, salt and pepper. Mix well and cook for 20-25 mins or until rice is ready!

Assemble and serve

Once the rice is cooked, remove spices (thyme, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise). Add pine nuts and cranberry. Mix well and transfer to roasted pumpkin.