A super-easy dish that’s sure to warm you in winter months. Serve with herbed couscous or creamy mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Serves: 4–6
Time to prepare: 25 mins
Time to cook: 1 hr 15 mins
Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 2 large parsnips, peeled and cut into large chunks
- ½ medium butternut squash, seeds removed, peeled and cut into large chunks
- 500ml vegetable stock (*or gluten-free vegetable stock)
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 medium cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger or ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 5 dried apricots, quartered
- 400g tin chickpeas
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander for garnish (optional)
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.
- Place all items except chickpeas in a deep casserole dish (or tagine).
- Place in the preheated oven. Cover and allow to cook for 45 minutes.
- Add drained chickpeas and allow to cook for a further 20–30 minutes.
- This can also be made in a slow cooker for 4 hours on a low heat.
- Garnish with flaked almonds and fresh coriander.
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Mair Francis
27 January, 2018
Lovely recipe today on Twitter. Would like more of this.