Pumpkin Rice is a dish that I've always enjoyed with a bowl of soup at local hawker centres and food courts in Singapore. We get to choose either plan rice or pumkin rice. The latter will always be my choice even though we need to pay slightly more.
Since I like this dish so much, I gathered I should try making it myself. I've made one-pot cabbage rice before and I adapted the pumpkin rice from there. It involves pre-cooking some of the ingredients by stir-frying and then everything is tossed in a rice cooker to cook as a one-pot meal. It was extremely easy, fuss free and most importantly, requires mininal washing as it's essentially a one-pot dish. I cooked bigger portions so that I can keep some servings for my meal the next day.
I was extremely happy when my hubby and darling girl commented they loved this dish! Super happy to be able to cook healthy and simple meals for the family!
Pumpkin Rice
Serves 6 (note : we are small eaters)
Ingredients:
2 cups uncooked rice, rinsed and drained
500g pumpkin flesh (without skin), cubed
250g minced pork, marinated with light soya sauce and sesame oil
5-6 shitake mushrooms, soaked and then sliced thinly (keep the water - about 200g)
20g dried shrimps. soaked (keep the water - about 200g)
6 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 tbspn dark soya sauce
Method:
1. Heat 2 tbspn oil in a wok and stir fry the chopped garlic and onion till fragrant. Stir in shrimps and sliced mushrooms till fragrant.
2. Add in the minced pork and fry till they are just cooked.
3. Add in pumpkin and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
5. Transfer the contents from the wok to the rice in the rice cooker.
7. After the rice is cooked, gently give the rice and the pumpkin a stir using a rice paddle. Keep covered for a few minutes. Serve warm.
I am submitting this post to Asian Food Fest #11 Sept 2014 : Singapore hosted by Life can be Simple
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mm, i hv eaten yam rice, but this is new. i love pumpkin.. am sure the natural sweetness will enhance the flavour of this rice.. will try out someday
ReplyDeleteHi Vic, I like enjoy yam rice too. My girl prefers this pumpkin rice, plus pumpkin is a very nutritious vegetable to add to our meals. :)
DeleteThanks for the recipe, I followed to the T n my family loves it... my husband can't stop at 1...n my helper is so awed by the taste. Ithink iI have just had a new convert to Chinese food.... ha ha ha.
ReplyDeleteHi, so happy to know you and your family love this dish. My girl has been asking for this too. Thanks for sharing your experience. :)
DeleteThis looks so healthy and delicious, I must try it one day! Unlike yours, my family of 2 adults and 2 kids are big eaters and one portion is definitely not enough..haha!
ReplyDeleteHi sis, this is a dish that we enjoy as it's full of flavour and goodness. This is also one dish that F practically licked every rice bits from her plate. Lol!
Deletehi, i hv tried yam rice and long bean rice but not with pumpkin....i like that. thx for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lena. Do try it. It doesn't pale in comparison with yam rice. :)
DeleteYing, I like the idea of pumpkin rice. The natural sweetness of pumpkin together with the vitamins it has give this dish a very nice, sweet yet savoury taste. I like this one-dish meal and will bookmark this :)
ReplyDeleteHi Grace, Thanks! This is one dish that my girl loves especially! :)
DeleteI have never noticed this rice being sold here. I think I must be more alert next when I dine out. This is definitely healthier!
ReplyDeleteHi Edith, you will see this if you go to the soup stalls. You get to choose plain rice or pumpkin rice to go with your soup.
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