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  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
    chopped
  • 100g cashews
  • 200g basmati rice
  • 400g cauliflower
    cut into small florets
  • 425g jar curry sauce
    (we used Loyd Grossman's Dopiaza)
  • 400g can chickpeas
    rinsed and drained
  • handful coriander
    leaves, roughly chopped

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal608
  • fat29g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs71g
  • sugars13g
  • fibre8g
  • protein18g
  • salt1.65g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and fry until lightly coloured. Add the cashews and fry until golden. Stir in the rice until coated in the oil. Add the cauliflower and 600ml water, season, then bring to the boil. Cover, then gently cook for 12-15 mins until the rice and cauliflower are tender.

  • step 2

    Meanwhile, heat the curry sauce and chickpeas together, then simmer for 5 mins. Spoon the rice into 4 shallow bowls and spoon the curry on the side. Scatter over the coriander and serve.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKING YOUR OWN CURRY SAUCE

To make curry sauce, soften 1 sliced onion in oil with 1 tsp ground cumin, 2 tbsp curry powder and 1 tsp ground coriander. Stir in a 400g can chopped tomatoes and simmer for 10-15 mins until thick.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009

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A star rating of 3.5 out of 5.9 ratings

LovesDogs

"Bored of plain boiled rice?" It's bored WITH, not bored of.

Miss Mayberry

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Yummy and very filling. Versatile too as you can add whatever you want to the pilaf (different nuts, cumin, grated carrot etc.) And serve it with whichever curry you want... home made on a weekend, but definitely a jar midweek!

siobhang

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

It was nice, but pretty plain. I would probably make my own curry from scratch next time and just serve the cauliflower and cashew pilaf alongside it. Alternatively, I found the next day that the pilaf was great warmed up with a glug of soy sauce and chilli oil.

tuscanlucia

I added some cumin seeds to the onions and used stock instead of plain water to give it more taste. I also added red kidney beans to it at the stage when cauliflower is added, and left out the chickpeas of of the curry sauce. It worked well and was popular with (almost) all the family... there is no…

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

After the above comments about being too bland, I added a few crushed cardamoms and a tsp of garam masala to the rice mixture. I also cooked the cauliflower separately and stirred it into the rice at the end, so I could get the texture right. Had some paneer leftover so added cubes to the chickpea…

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