Use a minimum of spices and seasonings to make a sweet and sour sauce, pair with an autumn coloured butternut squash. It can be served as a single dish or with couscous/rice.
You may already know, butternuts and pumpkin belong to the squash family, and they are winter squash. Easy to store, and versatile for both sweet and savoury dishes.
Butternut Squash is Easier to Cut
I love both pumpkin and butternut squash. But if you ask me to pick one, it’s definitely butternut squash, simply because it’s so much easier to cut! Pumpkins always make me struggle with how to peel them without getting hurt.
An Easy Stew with Minimum Spices
This stew requires fewer spices and seasonings, yet it offers a very bright and rich flavour.
First, infuse the oil with mustard and cumin seeds, then sauté the onions, add the squash, tomato passata, tamarind, turmeric and seasoning. Let it gently cook for about 10 mins, then it’s done!
Easy peasy, right? It goes well with rice, couscous, any other whole grains, or if you smash them and put them into a wrap/flatbread, it will work too!
Ingredients
Serves 2
- 300 g butternut squash (net weight)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ½ medium onion, sliced or diced
- 150 g tomato passata
- ¾ tsp turmeric powder
- ¾ tsp tamarind paste
- ¾ tsp palm sugar
- ¼ salt
- fresh coriander leaves
How to Make Sweet and Sour Butternut Squash
- Cut the butternut squash into 2 cm cubes. Heat some oil in a pan, fry the mustard seeds and cumin seeds until fragrant. Then add in onions and stir-fry until translucent.
- Add butternut squash and stir-fry a bit, cover with a lid on to cook for about 10 mins.
- Pour over the tomato passata, and add turmeric, tamarind paste, salt and sugar to season. Stir well, and cook at a low heat until the squash are cooked through, about 10 mins.
- The juice should be reduced by now. Have a taste and adjust if needed. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and enjoy!
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- Borlotti Beans and Sausages Stew in One Pot
Thank you for the sweet and sour butternut squash. I told my mom the other day and she made a similar dish. She put diced carrot and edamame in the dish too. We liked the sweet and sour flavor. Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear that! Adding more veggies is a good idea too! Now autumn has come, all the pumpkins, butternut squash are in season~~I just bought one more yesterday and about to make the same dish again 🙂