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TODAY SPECIAL: Pumpkin Risotto (5 Servings)
RECIPE PLACE:Funafuti Maneapa
Ingredient
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Condiment
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500g pumpkin
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Salt
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3-5
chicken legs
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White pepper
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1 onion
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Black pepper
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3 cloves of
garlic
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Sugar
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1
carrot
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Corn flour
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1
cucumber
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Butter
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Dry
mushroom
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Milk
(or milk powder)
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Rice
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Jancsi |
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| photo by Tracy |
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| photo by Lader |
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| photo by Lader |
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| photo by Lader |
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| photo by Tracy |
DIRECTION:
1.
Bone and peel the chicken legs.
2.
Boil the chicken bones and stew over low heat for 1 hour. (You
also can use the rice cooker or use the coconut to make a fire to make the
broth.)
3.
Chop the chicken into small chunks and marinate with the
salt, black pepper, sugar, and corn flour for 20-30 minutes.
4.
Peel the pumpkin and chop into blocks. (Using about half of
the medium size pumpkin)
5.
Steam the pumpkin over low heat for 20-30 minutes.
6.
Dip 5 dry mushrooms for 15 minutes and dice them.
7.
Wash the 2 bowls of rice, and dip in the water for a while.
8.
Dice the quarter of medium size pumpkin, carrot, and onion, slice
the garlic.
9.
Press the steamed pumpkin into paste.
10. Stir fry the garlic,
onion, and mushrooms with the butter for a while, and then the diced pumpkin
and carrot, and pour the rice, 3 bowls of milk, pumpkin paste, and broth into
the wok, season all the ingredient with some salt and a little bit of sugar.
11. Stew the rice for
20-25 minutes over low heat, and during that time add the broth when the rice becomes
dry.
12. Cut the cucumber
into strips for garnish food.
13. Till the rice
almost been done, put the chicken into the wok to stew for a while.
14. Sprinkle some black
pepper on the top and put the shredded cucumber aside before serving.
Benefits Of Pumpkin
- Pumpkin GOOD for:
- Artery: Beta-carotene helps prevent build up of cholesterol on the arterial walls, thus reducing chances of strokes.
- Staying young: Being rich in alpha-carotene, pumpkin is believed to slow the process of aging.
- Eyes: Pumpkins have been known to reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a serious eye problem than usually results in blindness, and also prevent cataract formation.
- Bowel: The high amount of fiber, present in a pumpkin, is good for the bowel health of an individual.
- Blood pressure: Being loaded with potassium, pumpkin is associated with lowering the risk of hypertension.
- Immune system & Bone: The presence of zinc in pumpkins boosts the immune system and also improves the bone density.
Pumpkin
Seeds are GOOD for:
- Prostate: They promote overall prostate health, apart from alleviating the problem of difficult urination that is associated with an enlarged prostate.
- Mood: They comprise of L-tryptophan, a compound that has been found to be effective against depression.
- Bone: They are believed to serve as a natural protector against osteoporosis.
- Anti-inflammatory: They have been known to reduce inflammation, without causing the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
- Kidney: Studies have revealed that they help prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation.
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