sig's Fava Bean Pilaf

Name: sig's Fava Bean Pilaf
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50 ml vegetable oil; 1 onion finely chopped; 2 gloves garlic, finely.chopped or.crushed; 2 tsp each,cumin and coriander seeds ,dry toaated for a few seconds and crushed with,mortar and pestle; 10 cardamon pods; 2 cloves; 2 inch / 5 cm cinnamon stick; 1 tsp turmeric; 225 grams basmati rice , washed in cold water for 20 minutes, drained,; 200 grams frozen or fresh fava ( broad) beans , remove membrane .; 400 ml vegetable stock; 50 grams butter; 4 zucchini, ,cut into 1 inch slices,; 1 pinch each salt and pepper; 6 tsp creme fraiche

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

the polpettes are lovely hot or cold . :ohyeaah

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

the polpettes are lovely hot or cold . :ohyeaah

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Ingredients

6 servings

50 mlvegetable oil
1onion finely chopped
2gloves garlic, finely.chopped or.crushed
2 tspeach,cumin and coriander seeds ,dry toaated for a few seconds and crushed with,mortar and pestle
10cardamon pods
2cloves
2inch / 5 cm cinnamon stick
1 tspturmeric
225 gramsbasmati rice , washed in cold water for 20 minutes, drained,
200 gramsfrozen or fresh fava ( broad) beans , remove membrane .
400 mlvegetable stock
50 gramsbutter
4zucchini, ,cut into 1 inch slices,
1 pincheach salt and pepper
6 tspcreme fraiche

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Steps

1

fry garlic and.onion in oil for 6-8 minutes until soft
2

add all spices ,cook, stirring for 3 minutes,
3

add beans ,rice.and stock, cover,cook over low heat to simmer for 12-15 minutes until rice is,tender,
4

stir in the butter.
5

meanwhile brush the sliced zucchini from both sides with oil and season,with salt and pepper,add to a hot griddle pan and cook for 3 minutes from each side until slightly charred
6

serve the rice with the zucchini and garnish with creme fraiche
7

for polpettes
8

add a little flour to leftover mixture and blend down for about 30 seconds or so, not to smooth. Form polpettes ( little bitesize portions), first roll in flour then whisked egg , then homemade breadcrumbs that are seasoned with a pinch of salt ,pepper, a little touch of chilli and/or garlic powder, Then fry in oil until heated through and golden brown.Or make burger sized for bigger appetite.