One Pan Spicy Rice

10 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons medium curry paste
  • 250 g basmati rice, rinsed
  • 450 ml vegetable stock
  • 400 g chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 4 tablespoons raisins
  • 175 g frozen leaf spinach, thawed
  • 14 cup cashew nuts
  • plain yogurt, to serve (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan that has a lid.
  2. 2
    Fry the garlic and curry paste over a medium heat for 1 minute, until it smells toasty.
  3. 3
    Tip the rice into the pan with the stock, chickpeas and raisins and stir with a fork to stop the rice from clumping.
  4. 4
    Season with salt and pepper, then cover and bring to the boil.
  5. 5
    Reduce to a medium heat and cook for 12-15 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
  6. 6
    Squeeze the excess water from the spinach with your hands.
  7. 7
    Tip it into the pan along with 2 tbsp of hot water and fluff up the rice with a fork, making sure the spinach is mixed in well.
  8. 8
    Toss in the cashews.
  9. 9
    Serve drizzled with natural yogurt if you like.

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