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Spiced vegetable pilaf
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Spiced vegetable pilaf

11 ingredients 10 min + 40 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Spiced vegetable pilaf

Get four of your five-a-day in one colourful bowl. Vary the veg according to what's in season

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

587
Calories
18g
Protein
16g
Fat
97g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 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
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Seed 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

  • 6 carrots , cut lengthways into 6-8 wedges
  • 3 red onions , cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 200g brown basmati rice , rinsed
  • 400ml vegetable stock
  • 400g can brown lentils , rinsed and drained
  • 200g baby spinach
  • handful toasted flaked almonds , or a few whole almonds (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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