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I love this dish and I make it every other week

Moroccan Vegetable Stew
Serves 3-4

1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
2 teaspoons of cumin
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
½ teaspoon of chilli flakes (optional)
400g tin of chopped tomatoes
400g tin of chickpeas, drained
80g sultanas
400g butternut squash, chopped into 1” cubes (no need to peel, just scrub clean first and remove any blemishes)
2 large courgettes, sliced (zucchini)
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
½ stock cube dissolved in 9 fl oz water

1.Put all spices into a large saucepan and heat for 60 seconds, stirring all the time. This develops the flavour of the spices in the absence of oil. Take the saucepan off the heat and keep stirring for a couple of minutes. What ever you do don’t let the spices burn or you’ll have to start all over again!
2.Add a couple of tablespoons of water and the onion and cook for 3 mins until translucent do not let pan dry out add a little more water if necessary.
3.Add tomato, chickpeas and sultanas, carrot and stock, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 mins.
4.Add the butternut squash, courgettes and cook for a further 15 mins or until vegetables are cooked.
5.Serve with, rice, pasta or potatoes

I double this amount and put a whole butternut squash in. It freezes well although the butternut squash is softer when it is defrosted.

These are the nutritional values per the Chron-O-Meter. They are the raw values, but remember you will be consuming everything in the pan.

Per 400g serving
Kcals 252
Fat 2.4g (10% of calories)
Protein 9.4 g
Sodium 248 mg
Calcium 182 mg
Iron 4.2
Sue

It looks pretty tasty, but I have never heard of a sultana. I googled it and it says it is a white grape, but that the raisins are also called "sultanas". Are you using what we would call in the US "golden raisins"?

Yes, sultanas are called golden raisins in the US.

Love this recipe! You can also substitute veggies from what you have on hand: Carrots, cubed sweet potatoes, baby red potatoes, mushrooms (fresh or dried), roasted red peppers. I usually add some red lentils along with the chickpeas. Yummy! Can substitute regular raisins or dried currants for the golden raisins, too.

Sorry! Yes sultanas are golden raisins!

Sue

This stew is amazing!!!! Yum. Thanks for posting.

Another thing I add, sometimes, is a sliced lemon, peel and all. Not quite the same as the traditional salt-preserved lemons, but still good...and less salty.