Cauliflower and chickpea pilaf with poached egg
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 75g basmati rice
- 2 onions, finely sliced
- vegetable oil
- 150g cauliflower, broken into small florets
- 1 tbsp curry paste
- 200g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 eggs
- a large handful coriander, roughly chopped
Method
- STEP 1
Cook the basmati rice following the packet instructions. Then soften the onion in 2 tsp oil for about 10 minutes, until golden. Remove from pan and tip in cauliflower along with a drizzle more oil and sauté for 1 minute. Add the curry paste and cook gently for 3 minutes more. Stir in 100ml water, turn down the heat and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until just tender, adding the soft onions half way through, stirring frequently. Remove lid and cook down until liquid has gone. Add chickpeas and heat till piping hot.
- STEP 2
Meanwhile, poach the eggs until the whites are totally set and the yolks are still runny. Fork the cooked rice through the cauliflower mix, scattering with coriander. Serve, topping each portion with a poached egg.
