Cauliflower and Chickpea Pilaf with Poached Egg

30 minutes to make.Serves 2.

75g basmati rice

2 onions, finely sliced

oil

150g cauliflower, broken into small florets

1 tbsp curry paste

1x 200g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 eggs

a large handful of coriander chopped

  • Cook the basmati rice following the packets instructions. Soften the onion in 2tsp oil for about 10 minutes, until golden.
  • Remove from the pan and tip in the cauliflower along with a drizzle of oil and fry for 1 minute.
  • Add the curry paste and fry for 3 minutes more.
  • Stir in 100ml of water, turn down the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until tender, adding the onions half way through. Remove the lid and cook until the liquid has gone. Add chickpeas and heat through.
  • Meanwhile poach the eggs until the whites are set and the yolks runny. Fork the rice through the cauliflower mix, scattering with coriander.
  • Serve topping each with a poached egg.

 

 

 

Posted on 8th February, 2012

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