Thursday, September 3, 2009

Kabocha Rice


Kabocha is a Japanese variety of winter squash. Kabocha is hard, has knobbly-looking skin, shaped like a squatty pumpkin, and has a dull colored deep green skin with some celadon-to white-colored stripes, and an intense yellow-orange color on the inside. It is rich in beta carotene, with iron, vitamin C, potassium, and smaller traces of calcium, folic acid, and minute amounts of B vitamins.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cup brown rice, sock over night
  • 4 stick celery, chop
  • 2 table spoon chop ginger
  • 1 ts turmeric power
  • 1 TS Coconut oil
  • 1 TS curry power
  • 2 cup water
  • 1 ts cilantro
  • saseme seed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • soy sauce
DIRECTIONS
  1. Wash and clean the skin of kabocha. Remove seeds from kabocha. Cut into 1x1 pieces. Keep the sink!
  2. Heat cocount oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
  3. Cook ginger for 1 mins. Add kabocha and celery, stir for 3-5 mins.
  4. Add rice, turmeric power and curry power. Saute for 5 mins until golden, stirring frequently and add in 2 cup of water.
  5. Cover the pot and steam for 20-25 mins (You can transfer the mix into rice cooker to finish).
  6. Season with salt, pepper and some soy sauce. Top with cilantro and saseme. Enjoy!