Indian Winter Squash Gratin With Saffron, Cardamom And Almonds

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs winter squash
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 14 ounces unsweetened coconut milk
• salt
• 1/2 cup unblanched almonds, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 use acorn or buttercup squash.
• 2 soak the saffron in the water.
• 3 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 4 cut squash in half or quarter if very large. scoop out seeds.
• 5 place flesh side down in baking dish. do not let overlap. pour water into dish to come up 1/4 inch on squash. cover with foil. bake about 1 hour.
• 6 let oven on.
• 7 let squash cool and scoop out pulp. cut into rough cubes about 3/4 inch.
• 8 toss squash with all the other ingredients but the almonds. spread in a 6 cup or large gratin dish. you want a layer 3/4 inch thick.
• 9 sprinkle on the almonds. bake 30 minutes.
• 10 it should be bubbling and thick and the almonds golden brown.
• 11 if almonds brown too quickly turn oven to 325f and bake slightly longer.
• 12 serve immediately.