Turmeric risotto
A colourful and tasty risotto made with turmeric, and pumpkin and sunflower seeds.
68K 4.2/5 based on 14 reviews
Last modified on: May 19th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
½ cup pumpkin seeds - 2
½ cup sunflower seeds - 3
2 onions - 4
12 tablespoons olive oil - 5
0 kg 3 g rice - 6
6 tablespoons turmeric - 7
1 ¾ cup dry white wine - 8
0 litre 8 ml chicken stock - 9
½ cup Comté cheese - 10
salt - 11
pepper
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 8 min. | 48 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Spread ½ cup pumpkin seeds and ½ cup sunflower seeds on a baking sheet.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Prepare 2 onions and chop finely.
Pour 12 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on high heat. When really hot, add the chopped onion.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring, stirring constantly.
Pour 12 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on high heat. When really hot, add the chopped onion.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring, stirring constantly.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Add 0 kg 3 g rice and mix well.
Stir constantly until the grains become translucent (or "pearl").
Stir constantly until the grains become translucent (or "pearl").
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Add 6 tablespoons turmeric and mix well. Stir for a further 2 or 3 minutes while the rice colours.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Pour in 1 ¾ cup dry white wine and mix well...
Stage 7 - 5 min.
... and continue stirring until the wine has been completely absorbed.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Then add the chicken stock...
Stage 9 - 20 min.
...and continue stirring until the stock has been completely absorbed.
Stage 10
Repeat steps 8 and 9 until all the stock has been added and absorbed, and the rice is cooked.
It is important for your risotto to still be slightly "wet", not fully dried out.
It is important for your risotto to still be slightly "wet", not fully dried out.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Next, add the grated ½ cup Comté cheese and mix well.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Finish by adding the toasted seeds...
Stage 13
...and mix in. Your risotto is ready.
Remarks
Pumpkin seeds and turmeric go really well together, so do try to keep both if you want to vary this recipe.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,625 Kcal or 19,364 Kj | 120 gr | 285 gr | 335 gr |
| 231 % | 46 % | 27 % | 51 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 115 Kcal or 481 Kj | 3 gr | 7 gr | 8 gr |
| 6 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 385 Kcal or 1,612 Kj | 10 gr | 24 gr | 28 gr |
| 19 % | 4 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 13.52 €
- Per person : 1.13 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Chicken stock: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Soup Cornouaillaise, Risotto-style celeriac, Boulangère potatoes, Hearty leek and sprout soup, Mussels with arroz negro, ... All |
 | Rice: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sesame rice, Mussels with arroz negro, Rice pudding (riz au lait), Crispy spinach rolls, Curried prawn risotto, ... All |
 | Dry white wine: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Tartiflette, French onion soup, Potatoes with prawns, ... All |
 | Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-cheese vegetable gratin, Mini cheese and mustard toasts, Deep leek and potato quiche, Bistro celery salad, Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All |
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