Beetroot & Pumpkin Rice
Here’s what you need
2c Long grain rice
½ c Beetroot (diced)
½ c Pumpkin (peeled & diced)
3tbsp Coconut oil
¼ tsp Cinnamon powder
1tsp nutmeg (finely grated)
1 bay leaf
1/8 c Pimento peppers (chopped)
1/8 c garlic (chopped)
Salt to taste
Granulated sugar to taste
Let’s make it
- Rinse rice in cold water until the water runs clear
- In a pot for boiling, add rice and bay leaf top with water and boil until rice is cooked firmed and grainy.
- Strain from water and let cold water run through the rice.
- In a wok or frying pan on medium heat add coconut oil, cinnamon and nutmeg and let cook for 1 min
- Add garlic, pimento peppers, pumpkin and beetroot, stir and let cook for 2 mins
- Add cooked rice a little at a time and mix in
- Add salt and sugar to taste
- Cover and remove from heat until serving time.
- Pair this with any main and yum!