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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal250
    low
  • fat7g
    low
  • saturates1g
  • carbs34g
  • sugars23g
  • fibre12g
  • protein8g
  • salt0.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    Peel the beetroot and chop into small pieces. Chop the butternut squash into small pieces. Put them in separate bowls until you need them.

  • step 2

    In a large wide-topped saucepan, fry the garlic, onion, cumin seeds, coriander and cardamom pods in the oil for 2 mins on a medium heat. Add 125ml water along with the beetroot and leave for a further 5 mins until the water has simmered away.

  • step 3

    Add 250ml water, the butternut squash and cinnamon, and leave to simmer on a medium heat for 10 mins. Add 250ml water and leave to simmer for another 10 mins.

  • step 4

    Add 125ml water, the green beans and simmer for another 5 mins until the water has simmered away. Take off the heat and stir in the chard and parsley. Serve by itself or with brown rice for a fuller meal.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2015

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A star rating of 2.3 out of 5.13 ratings

libsybibsy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I made this and it really worked well! Made a few adjustments according to taste and what was in the cupboard: 3 onions 10 cardamom pods + black pepper + vegetable stock + garam masala Recooked beetroot (added later) Ground cumin instead of cumin seeds Frozen peas instead of green beans Quinoa…

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Minoo

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

I'd seen the comments on this page before making this stew and was fully prepared to be cautious with the amount of water used. But I found the measurements worked really well. Perhaps it was because I used a large casserole pan or because I added a bit more butternut squash, but the texture was…

lemonmelts

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Very, very bland. I followed the recipe but having read other comments added some vegetable stock and extra spices. It still had hardly any flavour and for me, wasn't worth the effort of making it.

paulgilliland

I totally agree with the need to boost the seasoning - salt and pepper to start with. Doubled the onion and spices (and toasted the spices before adding the onions). And reduced the liquid, treated it a bit like a risotto and added vegetable stock if it went dry. Having said that a good combination…

FairyNuff86

After reading the comments below about it being bland I doubled the quantity of all of the spices, and used 250ml of stock instead of water at step 3. This made a very pleasant dish with the nutty squash and earthy beetroot flavours showcased by the spices. There was a lot of liquid left at the end…

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