Indian butternut squash curry

Indian butternut squash curry

Get all of your five-a-day in one hit, with this fragrant, low-fat, vegetarian curry

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Cook the rice in boiling salted water, as per pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the butternut squash for 2-3 mins until lightly browned. Add the onion and the curry paste and fry for 3-4 mins more.
  2. Pour over the stock, then cover and simmer for 15-20 mins, or until the squash is tender. Add the tomatoes and chickpeas, then gently cook for 3-4 mins, until the tomatoes slightly soften.
  3. Take off the heat and stir through the yogurt and coriander. Serve with the rice and some wholemeal chapattis if you like.

Per serving

393 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 9g, sugar 16g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010.

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  • 2010-09-19 21:49:58.369147

    fiona rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this tonite and it was very tasty, it took a lot longer to cook both the squash and the chickpeas though, also the sauce was quite thin so i mashed some of the squash and chickpeas in and this helped. asty and easy to do and it cooked away while I was busy with other things

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  • 2010-09-24 21:34:52.501096

    clareyb rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I made this tonight and would agree that although easy to make and tasty, the sauce was too thin and watery. It was also a little too mild for my taste, but I will make again.

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  • 2010-09-25 13:34:08.968404

    Jinksy rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I made this last night with Jalfrezi paste and added chicken and a green pepper, my lot loved it :)

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  • 2010-09-25 21:11:06.649967

    angelsb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I'm very impressed with this - it's the first time I've cooked butternut squash and it was gorgeous - the textures of the squash and chickpeas together are great and it was much easier than I thought!

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  • 2010-09-29 13:50:39.161476

    joan commented on this recipe

    i added a few ingredients, a tsp each of fenecreek, cumin seeds cardamon seeds,curry powder, garlic, and a small red chilli, ground together blender. fried with the onion, then added the squash and toms. to make a nice creamy texture I added cocanut milk with a small amount of veg stock. finshed with coriander and a blob of yogurt. excellent.

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  • 2010-09-29 13:52:51.411439

    joan rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 2010-10-01 18:20:30.363311

    zararose88 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Me and my 4 year old made this for dinner. She is normally a fussy eater , but loved this. I changed the recipe slightly by adding extra tomatoes.

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  • 2010-10-02 16:38:54.16902

    pips rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very nice, my husband normally preferes meat but was very happy with a change.

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  • 2010-10-04 12:59:12.851472

    Orla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very easy to make. I halved the recipe but needed to add more water when cooking the squash. Would make again!

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  • 2010-11-11 21:00:21.305867

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A good vegetarian curry. Very easy to make.

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  • 2010-12-29 16:23:27.345524

    Emily rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delish! i fried some pepper and green beans with the squash and added some wine to the stock. i also added turmeric, cumin, chilli powder, and dried coriander to the squash mixture, which made it more flavoursome. would definitely make this again!

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  • 2011-01-09 18:31:33.983781

    Ledonster commented on this recipe

    Awesome recipe. The squash cooked a lot quicker than I was expecting. I used tinned tomatoes instead of fresh. The chickpeas could have done with going in a bit sooner as they were a bit too firm for my liking. I used my own spices ... Garam massala, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and cumin seeds (ground), chili powder and I also added 2 cloves of garlic. Can't wait to have some more for lunch tomorrow!

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  • 2011-01-14 17:03:58.612592

    hazel rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was delicious, I basically flung everything in together to sweat it off, added the paste and the water and boiled it down so it was not so watery. I also flung in some random herbs and garlic and it tasted great. However I'm not sure how it counts as being "all of your 5 a day" as per the title, surely there is only the squash and tomatoes - do the onions and coriander really count? Who cares, still tasted great and relatively cheap too.

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  • 2011-01-21 18:18:54.594422

    crizzley82 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really easy to make, cheap and yummy!

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  • 2011-01-24 17:09:34.357292

    Rachel Dexter rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2011-02-16 11:56:14.354429

    mmow commented on this recipe

    Made this today. Very easy. Tried it as it was cooking - very tasy! Used tinned tomatoes instead of fresh and a tin of mixed pulses as I hadn't got chick peas. Also used remains (a little more than 2 tbspn) of a jar of Balti curry paste - tomatoes and coriander. Will make it again and try putting in frozen spinach. Superb recipe!

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  • 2011-04-01 17:10:25.525051

    MrsC commented on this recipe

    Super recipe. Ideal for me & my toddler to share at lunch so excess has been portioned up for the freezer. I didn't have chickpeas so added whole button mushrooms and a mix of broccoli/babycorn/julienne carrots. Had to cook the squash longer than 3-4 mins to get it browned, added 1/3 tin of coconut milk as had no natural yoghurt - result was scrummy! Will definitely be making this one again.

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  • 2011-04-02 18:19:42.616912

    applespongepudding rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Brilliant Recipe - thoroughly enjoyed! Was a bit watery, so I mased up some of the squash which seemed to help a little. Would advise 50ml less stock instead perhaps. Will certainly be making again though!

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  • 2011-05-18 18:31:43.194212

    Cupcake Joules commented on this recipe

    This curry was a hit with the whole family!

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  • 2011-05-23 18:22:08.844741

    food commented on this recipe

    made this tonight and did enjoy it, the greek yogurt split though...i followed the recipe removing the curry from the heat prior to adding the yogurt but was disappointed that it split! think i'll try creme fraiche next time

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 200g brown basmati rice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 butternut squash , diced
  • 1 red onion , diced
  • 2 tbsp mild curry paste
  • 300ml vegetable stock
  • 4 large tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
  • 3 tbsp fat-free Greek yogurt
  • small handful coriander , chopped
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393 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 9g, sugar 16g, salt 0.94 g

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