Spicy root & lentil casserole

Spicy root & lentil casserole

The potatoes in this recipe take on the spicy flavours beautifully - our idea of the perfect veggie supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally. Tip in the potatoes, carrots and parsnips, turn up the heat and cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring, until the vegetables are golden.
  2. Stir in the curry paste or powder, pour in the stock and then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the lentils, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the lentils and vegetables are tender and the sauce has thickened.
  3. Stir in most of the coriander, season and heat for a minute or so.Top with yogurt and the rest of the coriander. Serve with naan bread.

Per serving

378 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 64.0g, fat 9.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 10.0g, salt 1.24 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2003.

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  • 31 March 2010

    Graham commented on this recipe

    I have used this Recipe many times with different curry powder / paste it is still a great meal warming & full of flavours.

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  • 13 April 2010

    kath rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A very useful recipe. Took others advice on the amount of lentils and used 150g, the result was still a bit soupy. Will try with cauliflower rather than parsnip next time.

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  • 14 April 2010

    joannecoll rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this yesterday for the first time to serve to the adults at my daughters 1st birthday party. What a hit with both veggies and carnivores!! I was so pleased, will definitely be making this again. I substituted half the white potatoes for sweet and it worked very well. I used Pataks balti paste and it was lovely, not too spicy- just right. Everyone commented on how tasty this was.

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  • 26 April 2010

    Monenna commented on this recipe

    I made a batch of this and froze it. I reheated it in plastic containers inside the steamer and it still tasted great.

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  • 29 April 2010

    LizS rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Unpretty, but lovely. Definitely add extra lentils. I subbed sweet potato which worked a treat. Even better the next day!

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  • 02 May 2010

    Christien rated this recipe

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  • 12 May 2010

    ruthnaylor rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Beautiful recipe... definitely double the lentils. I like it with baby new potatoes.

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  • 20 May 2010

    newton rated this recipe

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  • 20 May 2010

    rene_555 commented on this recipe

    We love this and make it fortnightly. The original recipie is great but for variation and more heat, we sometimes blend the onion in the blender with a chilli and whole tomato (just fry this as per recipie instructions). Cauliflower is a great addition, as is any vegetable, (just add large florets so they don't become mushy). Sprinkle cumin and chilli poweder over the frying veggies for some extra taste and a bit more kick! All in all a quick and tasty meal and a great way in which to get a large preportion your veggies in for the day!

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  • 21 May 2010

    annieboo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic. Really enjoyed this. So simple to make. Will be making this again.

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  • 24 May 2010

    indigoeoin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a truly beautiful dish, very fragrant and flavorful. Me and my girlfriend loved it, will definitely be making this again. Also cheap to make, and lasts a few days! YUM!

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    08 June 2010

    Sam rated this recipe

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  • 12 June 2010

    wizzindekitchen rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made this cassorole and it was delicious! I recently joined slimming world and this recepie fits in well with my healthy eating regime as on the plan it is 'free' and sin free(didnt have the nan bread). I used frylight to fry onions and garlic. I also used half sweet potato half white potato. Instead of using all onion i added spring onions. Finished it off with a few dried chillies too. So quick and easy to cook and very filling!

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  • 28 June 2010

    Chef Cam rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was really quite stodgy and filling so only a small portion needed. I added sweet potato as well which was nice. I wasn't so keen on the curry powder flavour and maybe next time would experiment with ground cumin and other spices instead. I served it with natural yogurt mixed with grated cucumber and salt which was a lovely cool taste next to the heat of the casserole. I would also follow some of the other suggestions and add a red chilli and some tomato puree / chopped tomato. I'd definitely make this again with a few tweaks.

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  • 08 July 2010

    Gillian commented on this recipe

    Lovely and tasty although it was a little runny so I blended it and its made a lovely creamy soup.

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  • 10 July 2010

    Debs rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Substituated the carrot and parsnip for a huge sweet potato and threw in some broad beans and peas, fresh from the pod, 10 mins from the end. Delicious! Will be a family favourite!

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  • 11 July 2010

    Jiggler rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This seemed like a vegetable curry to me. It came out superb and as per the reviews already on here it tasted like a restaurant quality veggie curry. My girlfriend was very impressed! You cant go wrong if you like this sort of thing. I'm going to add some lamb to it and see how that goes

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  • 22 July 2010

    HungryHippo commented on this recipe

    This was delicious, I doubled the quantity of curry paste and used ~125g of lentils and 600ml of vegetable stock which gave about the right consistency. I also substituted sweet potatoes, much more healthy and also more flavorsome.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 700g potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks
  • 4 carrots , thickly sliced
  • 2 parsnips , thickly sliced
  • 2 tbsp curry paste or powder
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints vegetable stock
  • 100g red lentils
  • a small bunch of fresh coriander , roughly chopped
  • low-fat yogurt and naan bread, to serve
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Per serving

378 kcalories, protein 14.0g, carbohydrate 64.0g, fat 9.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 10.0g, salt 1.24 g

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