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Pumpkin with Buckwheat in the Oven
Pumpkin is a vegetable that complements absolutely any side dish. But the combination of pumpkin and buckwheat is particularly impressive in terms of taste. And if you add spices to the dish, you might be even more surprised. Get acquainted with a new flavor - pumpkin with buckwheat in the oven, which will surely become part of your recipe collection.
Caloric content: 197 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Preparation time: 45 minutes.
Ingredients
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- 250 g of buckwheat;
- 150 g of orange pumpkin;
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste;
- 1 onion;
- 20 ml of vegetable oil;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- ½ teaspoon of ground pepper;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- ½ teaspoon of dried cumin.
Preparation
- Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly until the water runs clear, then let any excess liquid drain. Heat a pan without adding oil over high heat and transfer the buckwheat into it. Stir-frying the grains until the moisture evaporates. As soon as you smell a strong buckwheat aroma, it's time to remove the grains from the heat.
- Peel the pumpkin from the hard skin, remove the seeds and the soft core. Cut the pumpkin into arbitrary pieces, but try not to make them too large. It is important for the pumpkin to cook at the same time as the grains.
- Chop the onion into half rings or quarters. In a hot pan with oil, sauté the chopped onion for 3-4 minutes until lightly browned.
- In a deep bowl, dilute the tomato paste with boiling water in a ratio to the grains of 2:1. Add salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. While the desired temperature is reached, start layering the ingredients in a baking dish. First, place the sautéed onion and chopped garlic at the bottom. Next, spread the buckwheat on top.
- Then add the pieces of pumpkin. Carefully pour the diluted tomato paste mixture over the contents of the dish. Cover the dish with foil and place it in the hot oven for 35-40 minutes.
- After the timer goes off, remove the dish. Make sure that there is no liquid left at the bottom of the dish and that the buckwheat is fully cooked. Before serving, mix the layers of the dish. You can let the buckwheat sit, covered with a warm towel for about 10-15 minutes.
- Pumpkin with buckwheat in the oven is ready. Serve the dish warm. You can accentuate the sweetness of the pumpkin with a piece of butter. The unusual combination of sweet flavors and spices adds a twist to ordinary products that have long ceased to excite the appetite. So don’t hesitate to experiment with flavors!
