Cauliflower and chickpea pilaf with poached egg

Name: Cauliflower and chickpea pilaf with poached egg
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 75g basmati rice; 2 onions finely sliced; vegetable oil; 150g cauliflower broken into small florets; 1 tbsp curry paste; 200g tin chickpeas drained and rinsed; 2 eggs; a large handful coriander roughly chopped

Published: March 25, 2015 at 3:08 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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The best pilaf is the one that can be made in minutes, when the urge takes you. This one, using store cupboard ingredients, is ready in half an hour, and will make a satisfying meal for two. Basmati rice, cooked with spices and a can of chickpeas topped with a poached egg is great value too

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Ingredients

Nutrition

75g basmati rice
2 onions

finely sliced
vegetable oil
150g cauliflower

broken into small florets
1 tbsp curry paste
200g tin chickpeas

drained and rinsed
2 eggs
a large handful coriander

roughly chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal402
fat15.2g
carbs50.4g
fibre5.7g
protein19.1g
salt0.87g

Method

step 1

Cook the basmati rice following the packet instructions. Then soften the onion in 2 tsp oil for about 10 minutes, until golden. Remove from pan and tip in cauliflower along with a drizzle more oil and sauté for 1 minute. Add the curry paste and cook gently for 3 minutes more. Stir in 100ml water, turn down the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until just tender, adding the soft onions half way through, stirring frequently. Remove lid and cook down until liquid has gone. Add chickpeas and heat till piping hot.
step 2

Meanwhile, poach the eggs until the whites are totally set and the yolks are still runny. Fork the cooked rice through the cauliflower mix, scattering with coriander. Serve, topping each portion with a poached egg.

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