Golden pilaf with sizzling merguez - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, deseeded and cut into bite-sized pieces (do not peel)
• 2 onions, halved, then thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 25g butter
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tbsp sundried tomato paste
• 300g basmati rice, soaked for 20 minutes, then rinsed well
• 600ml vegetable or chicken stock
• 500g merguez sausages (around 12 thin merguez), or chorizo if you can't find them
• large pack mint leaves, torn
• 50g pistachios, roughly chopped
• roasted red pepper & harissa sauce (see recipe in tip, below)
• 170g pot Greek yogurt