Recipe : Pumpkin Rice (in support of Food Revolution Singapore)

Here’s my pumpkin rice recipe:

3 bowls of rice, pre soaked in water

1 pumpkin, cut into cubes

150g of pork belly, cut into small pieces

5 pieces mushroom, pre-soaked in hot water to soften it, remove stem and cut into thin strips

50g dried prawns, pre-soaked in water for about 10 minutes

5 shallots, sliced finely

5 garlic, sliced finely

4 tablespoons palm oil

some Sow thistle vegetables

some light soya sauce

some pepper

some salt

1. Fry garlic and shallots in oil till golden brown.

2. Add in pork belly, mushrooms and dried prawns.

3. Add in pumpkin cubes. Continue stir-frying for another 2 minutes till it becomes aromatic.

4. Add in rice and seasonings. Mix well.

5. Transfer all the ingredients into a rice cooker. Add in water to completely cover the pumpkin rice to about 1cm above the surface. Turn on rice cooker and allow it to cook till done.

Hope this inspires you to make affordable family meals at home. This post is in support of Food Revolution Day Singapore.

Food Revolution Day on 19 May is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources; to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people will work together to make a difference. Food Revolution Day is about connecting with your community through events at schools, restaurants, local businesses, dinner parties and farmers’ markets. We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.

Food is fundamental to your health and to the health of our world. Today there’s a huge growing demand for natural, organic, sustainable, fair trade, humane and healthy foods. Grocery stores are displaying local, natural and organic foods with pride. The global and local movements for healthy food have never been stronger. Right now there are lots of people concerned about the future of food who want reliable, up to date information from sources they can trust. We created this carnival as a way to help. 

At Food Revolution Singapore, we will have cooking demonstration, talked by nutritionist, performances and health food stalls! This is opened to public and FREE for everyone! If you love food or love to cook, join us at The Lawn @ 19 May 2012 (Saturday) and tell your friends!