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 14g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 10g, salt 1.24 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2003.

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  • 13 February 2011

    Susanna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty, easy and healthy!

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  • 14 February 2011

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty. Used mild curry powder (guests don't like the hot stuff) and it had a kind of Balti flavour to it. I cut the carrots and parsley quite chunky so they were quite al dente. I added extra lentils too as everyone suggested. I would say the lentils could probably do with a bit more cooking and there was quite a lot of potato. I would probably substitute with some other veg. I halfed all the ingredients to make a serving for just two people and there was absolutely loads of food. It made about 3 and a half portions.

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  • 16 February 2011

    lockheart rated this recipe

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  • 17 February 2011

    helenkaye commented on this recipe

    I found I needed to use more lentils than suggested, delicious flavours though!

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  • 20 February 2011

    CJFlossy commented on this recipe

    As parsnips are banned from my house, i use a mixture of celeraic, sweet potatoes, carrots and a few normal potatoes...delish!!! its a really great recipe and not spicy but gives a nice curry feel...my 3year old loves this recipe-especially with a dollop of greek yoghurt on top!!!!

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  • 20 February 2011

    Moosey Moo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Not a veggie but this was delicious mmm. I substituted half of the normal potatoes for a combination of sweet potatoes/butternut squash and served with Greek yogurt. Used 150 g of the lentils. Will definitely make again.

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  • 20 February 2011

    Alison rated this recipe

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  • 22 February 2011

    alisongf rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick and easy to make and also cheap in these times of cutbacks. I read other reviews re amount of lentils and put in 150 grams next time i will put 175 grams. I didn't use stock as stock cubes have lots of salt etc and i hadn't got homemade stock ready so just added water and it was lovely, the curry flavour was all that was needed.

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  • 22 February 2011

    alana commented on this recipe

    Dare I say it, I found this recipe a bit bland, and a strange mix of flavours; sweet but stodgy & barely spiced. Perhaps I didn't carry it out well but the idea of bridging the gap between curry & casserole sadly did not work for me; fairly nice, but add some tomato, cumin & garam masala and you've got a tasty curry.

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  • 24 February 2011

    Mmmmmn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I wanted something warm and filling and different to what I usually cook and this was perfect. I got a stew pack from Sainsbury's so had a suede and parsnip instead if 2 parsnips. Although wasn't the most exciting looking dish it tasted really good and I will definitely be making this again.

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  • 26 February 2011

    ohcarolinax rated this recipe

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  • 26 February 2011

    shivvystew rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    lovely but had to cook it for much longer to reduce it as it was thin!

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  • 06 March 2011

    FoodieLibra commented on this recipe

    Mmm, just made this, great - so easy and really tasty. Like other reviewers I used nearer 200gms of lentils (180gms) and is just right. Will definitely make again

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  • 06 March 2011

    paulosav rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very nice, and very easy

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  • 10 March 2011

    Lara rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just finished eating this with wholemeal pitta bread. Fantastic recipe! I played with it a bit and added extra chilli powder, no lentils, lots of mixed vegetable and mixed peppers, some cheap Pollock and 50p Winter vegetable. Economy gastronomy :-). I will definitely make this again.

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  • 10 March 2011

    Fand commented on this recipe

    Made this last week, it was gorgeous! I did use the 200g red lentils instead and it came out beautifully, very thick and very filling!

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  • 10 March 2011

    Fand rated this recipe

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  • 12 March 2011

    Lipo commented on this recipe

    Have made this for the 6th time now,absolutely delicious Usually have it with the spiced greens and the leftovers the following day with rice

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  • 13 March 2011

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  • 15 March 2011

    AnnaA rated and commented on this recipe

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    Yummy yummy!

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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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378 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 10g, salt 1.24 g

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