Simple curried rice with xtras – all for 30p!

January is a long month to make those pennies stretch even further – BUT you can feed four people with this simple curried dish for only: £1.18 or 30p per person

INGREDIENTS

• 1 onion = 5p
• 2 tablespoons of madras curry powder = 5p
• 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds = 2p
• 5 handful of white rice = 15p
• 1 tin of chickpeas = 45p
• 4 cloves of garlic = 5p
• 1/2 stock cube = 1p
• 1 bunch of spring greens = 20p
• 4 eggs hard boiled = 20p
• 1 small handful of broken almonds = 10p
• 2 pints of boiling water

METHOD

1. Wash the rice thoroughly and set aside.
2. Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces and fry In a wok, as they start to change in colour and soften, add the spices and seeds, add a bit of water to stop from sticking to the pan whilst they are cooking.
3. Add the rice, stir.
4. Then add the stock cube ( dissolved) in the boiling water to the spices etc. in the pan.
5. Cover with a lid and cook for 8 minutes.
6. Meanwhile wash and drain the chickpeas and cut the spring greens into small pieces.
7. Check the rice, add more water if needed.
8. After 10 minutes remove from the heat, add the chickpeas and the greens and recover, leave for a further 5 minutes.
9. Remove the lid, cut the eggs in half and put on the top, serve and enjoy.

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