Name: Pumpkin & Sage Risotto
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1¼ cups Arborio / risotto rice; cubed small Butternut squash; 5 tsp Ghee (cow); ½ tsp Fennel (saunf); 1 stalk, minced Celery; 6 sage leaves Fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage, basil, parsley, oregano, dill, tarragon); 4½ cups, hot Vegetable stock (no onion–garlic, home-made); 2 tbsp (optional) Parmesan (aged — small amounts); pinch Nutmeg; ½ tsp Rock salt (sendha namak); pinch Black pepper

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Warm 3 tsp ghee; add fennel and celery 2 minutes; add rice and toast 2 minutes.
Step 2: Add half the squash; add hot stock a ladle at a time, stirring, as each is absorbed (18–20 minutes).
Step 3: Meanwhile roast or steam the rest of the squash; fry sage in the remaining ghee.
Step 4: Fold squash, nutmeg and Parmesan into the rice; rest 2 minutes; top with crisp sage.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

356kcal

Energy

7.8g

Protein

8.2g

Fat

62.7g

Carbohydrate

3.3g

Fibre

0.8g

Salt

Low salt · 0.8 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g)

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

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Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (4 servings)	Café batch ×5
Arborio / risotto rice	1¼ cups	240 g	1200 g
Butternut squash	cubed small	400 g	2000 g
Ghee (cow)	5 tsp	25 g	125 g
Fennel (saunf)	½ tsp	1 g	5 g
Celery	1 stalk, minced	60 g	300 g
Fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage, basil, parsley, oregano, dill, tarragon)	6 sage leaves	3 g	15 g
Vegetable stock (no onion–garlic, home-made)	4½ cups, hot	1100 ml	5500 ml
Parmesan (aged — small amounts)	2 tbsp (optional)	20 g	100 g
Nutmeg	pinch	0.1 g	0.5 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)	½ tsp	3 g	15 g
Black pepper	pinch	0.3 g	1.5 g

Pumpkin & Sage Risotto

What you need

How to cook it

Per serving, estimated

Where the energy comes from

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