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Directions#
Cook rice following packet instructions.
Dice onion, then peel, deseed and dice pumpkin.
Heat oil in a large pot. Gently cook onion, garlic, and ginger until tender.
Add tomato paste and cook a further 2 minutes.
Add pumpkin, crushed tomatoes, coconut milk, water, salt, chicken stock and garam masala.
Stir and simmer until pumpkin is cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, dice chicken breast.
Once pumpkin is cooked, blend into a sauce consistency using a stick blender or liquidiser.
Add diced chicken to the sauce and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
Serve chicken and sauce over rice.
Portioning guidance
Portion out a reference plate for each meal size to guide your portioning:
- Years 0 to 3: about ⅔ of a cup of rice and ½ cup of butter chicken mixture.
- Years 4 to 8: about ¾ cup of rice and ⅔ cup of butter chicken mixture.
- Years 9 and above: about 1 cup of rice and ¾ cup of butter chicken mixture.
Special diet substitution ideas#
- Vegetarian: replace chicken with chickpeas or paneer. Use plant-based stock.
- Vegan: replace chicken with chickpeas or tofu. Use plant-based stock.
- Gluten-free: GF stock.
- Dairy-free: no substitutions required.
- Halal: Halal-certified chicken and stock.
Recipe tips
- If pumpkin is costly, replace with another seasonal vegetable.
- Add extra water during cooking if necessary.
- Include roti as a side if the budget allows.
- Use a food processor for quicker vegetable preparation.
Gilmours product information#
Products and pricing are valid as at 19 February 2026 and are subject to change.
| Product description | Pack size |
|---|---|
| Value white rice long grain | 10kg |
| Brown Gilmours onions Tag 1 | 10kg |
| Pumpkin crown | Per kg |
| Value canola oil | 3 litres |
| Pams garlic crushed | 230g |
| Gilmours crushed ginger | 1kg |
| Gilmours tomato paste A9 | 2.2kg |
| Gilmours tomatoes crushed | 2.5kg |
| Aroy-d coconut milk | 1 litre |
| Gilmours stock bouillon chicken | 2.4kg |
| Gilmours garam masala | 500g |
| Tegel fresh chicken breast BL SL | 10kg |
