Curried Pumpkin Risotto Recipes

Steps:

• For the iced tea: Pour 4 cups boiling water over teabags in a heatproof pitcher and allow to brew, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove teabags and add sweetener to taste. Stir in 6 cups ice cubes until melted. Keep refrigerated until ready to use. Makes two quarts.
• For the raita: Whisk the yogurt, lime zest, cayenne and a pinch of salt together in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in enough water to make the yogurt barely pourable. Stir the cucumber and mint into the yogurt. Set aside.
• For the burgers: Preheat a grill for cooking over medium-high heat. Cut the lettuce into thin strips and coarsely chop the cilantro leaves. Toss together in a small bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and browned, about 4 minutes. Add the bell peppers, zucchini and 1 teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, garam masala, and ground ginger and cook, stirring, 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate and refrigerate for about 5 minutes to cool.
• While the vegetables cool, stir together the chickpeas and pumpkin in a medium bowl. Add the cooled vegetables, breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper and stir with a rubber spatula until combined.
• Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and form each portion into a patty. Rub oil on the grill grates and place the patties on the grill. Grill 6 minutes on each side, then transfer to a plate.
• Place a dollop of raita on the bottoms of the buns, then top with a patty, another dollop of the raita, some of the lettuce and cilantro mix and cover with the bun tops. Serve with lime wedges and iced tea.

Steps:

• Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, cook and stir onion until crisp-tender, 5-7 minutes. Add rice and garlic; cook and stir until rice is coated, 1-2 minutes. Add stock; cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel., Stir in pumpkin, curry powder, rosemary, salt and pepper. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 7 minutes. Quick-release pressure. If desired, serve with additional minced rosemary., , Slow-cooker option: Heat oil in a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker on high until hot. Add rice; stir to coat. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until rice is tender, stirring halfway through cooking.

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil together in a large saucepan or frypan.
• Gently cook the onion and garlic.
• Add the rice and cook, stirring until the rice is coated in the oil mix.
• Cook this about 1 minute.
• Stir in the pumpkin and mushrooms.
• Pour over 1 cup of the hot stock.
• Cook, stirring often until the liquid is almost all absorbed.
• You don't want the liquid to be boiling in with the rice, just a gentle simmer.
• Continue stirring and adding stock one cup at a time until the stock is all absorbed and the rice is tender.
• This takes about 20 minutes.
• You don't need to stand there stirring the whole time if you use a non-stick pot and return often.
• Stir in the parmesan cheese,seasoning and parsley.
• It will go lovely and sticky with the cheese.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Chop up the pumpkin or squash into 1.5cm cubes (kids- ask for help if it's slippery). Put it on a baking tray, drizzle over some oil, then roast for 30 mins.
• While the pumpkin is roasting, you can make the risotto. Put the garlic in a sandwich bag, then bash lightly with a rolling pin until it's crushed.
• Cut up the spring onions with your scissors.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil with the butter in your pan over a medium heat - not too hot. Add the spring onions and garlic. Once the onions are soft but not getting brown, add the rice and cumin. Stir well to coat in the buttery mix for about 1 min.
• Now add half a cup of the stock, and stir every now and then until it has all disappeared into the rice. Carry on adding and stirring in a large splash of stock at a time, until you have used up all the stock - this will take about 20 mins.
• Check the rice is cooked. If it isn't, add a splash more stock, and carry on cooking for a bit. Once the rice is soft enough to eat, gently stir in the grated cheese, chopped coriander and roasted pumpkin.

Steps:

• Melt butter in large sauce pot.
• Add shallots and red pepper.
• Saute until red pepper begins to soften, about 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine pumpkin and broth in another saucepan, mixing well over medium-low heat.
• Keep warm.
• Add rice to red pepper mixture, cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add wine, stirring until liquid is almost gone.
• Add cumin and curry powder, stirring through until well blended.
• Over medium heat, begin adding pumpkin/broth liquid, about 1/2 cup at a time.
• Stir until liquid is almost gone, then add the next 1/2 cup.
• Continue until the pumpkin broth is gone and rice is tender, or even slightly al dente if you like.
• This can take about 20 to 30 minutes.
• When just a small bit of the last addition of broth is left, add evaporated milk, stirring to blend, and continue to cook for about 3 more minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add toasted pine nuts.
• Mix through and serve.

Steps:

• Put pumpkin on to steam before continuing (if not already cooked).
• Put stock on to boil in a medium saucepan, turn heat down to simmer when boiling.
• Fry onion in oil in a large saucepan until transparent, add capsicum, corn and carrot and fry another 3 minutes.
• Stir in rice and stir over heat for 1 minute.
• Add 1 cup of hot stock and black pepper, bring quickly to the boil.
• Simmer till stock is absorbed, then gradually add remainder of stock, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring until each addition is absorbed before adding more. If desired, add wine after stock.
• Stir continuously until rice is tender but firm.
• Stir in remaining vegetables and herbs, and stir gently till heated through.
• Garnish with parmesan cheese and/or extra parsley.