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Chicken Pulao with Pumpkin Recipe
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Chicken Pulao with Pumpkin Recipe

12 ingredients 6 servings openrecipes

The Uighurs share with their close cousins the Uzbeks a delicious pulao tradition. Pulao or pilaf is the name for a rice dish that is cooked together with flavorings...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

784
Calories
40g
Protein
32g
Fat
88g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Winter Squash 1 cup cubed (140g) butternut 76
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Daikon Radish 1/2 cup (58g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Cider 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

  • 2 1/2 cups medium-grain Mediterranean-style rice, such as arborio, baldo, or Valencia
  • 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
  • About 4 pounds whole chicken legs and/or breasts
  • About 1/2 pound daikon radish
  • 1/4 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil
  • 2 medium onions (3/4 pound), coarsely chopped
  • 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 4 cups water
  • About 1 pound peeled pumpkin or winter squash, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 3/4 cup Jinjiang (black rice) vinegar or cider vinegar, diluted with 1/4 cup water, or to taste
  • 2 lemons, cut into wedges (optional)
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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