Timorese bean, pumpkin & chicken stew

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Timor-Leste · Feijoada Timorense · Timor-Leste

Timorese bean, pumpkin & chicken stew

A warming bean, pumpkin and chicken stew with garlic and bay leaf. Thick enough to spoon over rice and easy to keep mild.

15 minPreparation
40 minCooking
55 minTotal time
4Servings
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MyAutismHub · 4 September 2026
Soft & spoonable · Portions are a guide; appetite and needs vary.

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For 4 servings

What you’ll need

Allergens
Check stock and canned bean labels.

One step at a time

Let’s make it

  1. Sauté garlic and chicken in oil until the outside is opaque.
  2. Add pumpkin, carrot, tomato, stock and bay leaf. Simmer 25 minutes.
  3. Stir in beans and simmer 8 minutes until chicken reaches 75°C and vegetables are soft.
  4. Remove bay leaf, mash some beans, taste and add salt if needed. Serve over rice.

Preparation and cooking times are estimates. Use the doneness checks in the method.

Make the texture work

Mash the stew smooth or serve chicken, beans and pumpkin in separate sections.

Season it properly

Garlic, tomato and bay leaf create depth. Add 1/4 tsp salt after tasting; pepper and chilli belong in adult bowls.

Simple swaps

Use lentils instead of beans or tofu instead of chicken.

Keep it safely

Refrigerate within 2 hours and use within 48 hours; reheat once until steaming hot.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

  • Chicken and beans provide protein, iron and zinc.
  • Beans add fibre and folate.
  • Pumpkin and carrot contribute beta-carotene and potassium.
Before serving: supervise eating and adapt size and texture to your child’s chewing skills. These are ordinary family recipes, not a treatment for autism or a prescribed swallowing diet.

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