Name: Aubergine pilau with garlicky yogurt
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 fat garlic cloves 1 finely chopped, the other finely grated; 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 1 aubergine (about 350g), diced; 150g pot plain bio-yogurt; 250g pouch cooked wholegrain pilau rice; 2 large handfuls baby spinach (about 75g); 1 tbsp chopped mint plus a few extra leaves

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Aubergine pilau with garlicky yogurt

Aubergine pilau with garlicky yogurt

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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This wholesome and earthy pilau dish, packed with spinach and aubergine, uses ready-cooked wholegrain rice for a super quick meal

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp olive oil
2 fat garlic cloves

1 finely chopped, the other finely grated
1 tbsp finely chopped ginger
1 red chilli

deseeded and chopped
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 aubergine

(about 350g), diced
150g pot plain bio-yogurt
250g pouch cooked wholegrain pilau rice
2 large handfuls baby spinach

(about 75g)
1 tbsp chopped mint

plus a few extra leaves

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal319

low
fat11g

low
saturates3g
carbs39g
sugars10g
fibre8g
protein11g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Heat the oil in a non-stick wok or deep sauté pan and add the chopped garlic, ginger, chilli and cumin seeds. Cook, stirring, until the garlic has softened. Add the aubergine and stir-fry for about 1 min more, then cover the pan and let it steam-fry for about 7 mins, stirring every now and then until the aubergine is tender, but still holds its shape. While it cooks, mix the yogurt with the grated garlic and some seasoning.
step 2

Add the rice and spinach to the pan and cook briefly to heat the rice and wilt the spinach. Stir in the mint and serve with the garlicky yogurt scattered with a few extra mint leaves.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2015

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