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Spiced pepper pilafs
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Spiced pepper pilafs

13 ingredients 10 min + 50 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Spiced pepper pilafs

This colourful vegetarian supper is superhealthy and freezable in individual portions, so you can defrost as many as you need

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

533
Calories
17g
Protein
15g
Fat
85g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1cm piece ginger , finely chopped
  • 1 tsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 200g basmati rice
  • 850ml vegetable stock
  • 140g red lentils , washed and drained
  • 200g bag spinach leaves, chopped
  • handful mint leaves, chopped
  • 8 peppers

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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