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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal540
  • fat9g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs83g
  • sugars40g
  • fibre15g
  • protein28g
  • salt1.2g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Fry the squash and onion in the oil for 5-8 mins until the onion is softened. Stir in the cumin and chilli for 1 min. Add the tomatoes plus a canful of water from the tomato can, the lentils, agave or sugar and vinegar. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 mins, then stir in the beans and cook for a further few mins until the lentils are tender and the beans heated through.

  • step 2

    Meanwhile, mix the figs, yogurt and parsley together. Season the stew, then serve in bowls with fig raita on the side.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2012

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.27 ratings

TurtleDove23

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Made a few changes based on the comments and it was so so good. I used a small butternut squash and a small sweet potato and added a carrot. Also added harissa, veggie bullion, chilli paste and garlic. I doubled the tinned tomatoes, halved the quantity of lentils avoid it turning in to a stodgy mess…

_Roo_

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

This dish is pretty dull. It's not terrible, but I can't imagine anyone actually enjoying eating it. The fig raita is good though, and I'll make that again to go with other dishes.

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Thegarfeet

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

As previously mentioned, a bit bland, and that’s even with adding the various hints and extras from the previous posts. It’s good for getting some of your 5-a-day, but that’s about it.

laurawd

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Neither my partner nor I enjoyed this dish, weird texture and an odd taste...we both like squash and lentils and I cook with both regularly but this fell short of the mark.

Bookcase101

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I really enjoyed this dish. It was easy to make and didn't take too long. I wasn't sure about the raita and almost left it out, I'm glad I didn't. It adds another tasty element to the dish. If you like heat add some extra chilli but it's delicious without it

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