Tonight the clocks went back and autumn has begun! A sweet and spicy vegetable tajine is what was called for, so I used the ingredients from my fridge and it was worth blogging!
Ingredients
1/2 butternut squash
1 1/2 red pepper
6 small red onions
5 cloves garlic
lump of fresh ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground corriander
1 tin chickpeas or butter beans
pinch of saffron
juice of 2 lemons
1/2 tube tomato pureé
2-3 apples
Method
Heat oven to 160 degrees.
Put your pinch of saffron in a cup with some boiling water. Add the tomato puree, finely chopped ginger, garlic and the spices. Stir well.
Cube butternut and apples squash. Halve and skin onions. Chop red pepper.
Start by browning the onions in olive oil in an ovenproof casserole dish. Then add the other vegetables and apples.
Now add the contents of the cup with saffron and the juice of two lemons.
Finally add the beans and bring to the boil, then put the lid on and put the casserole into the oven for around 30 minutes till done.
Serve with couscous.
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