Name: Roast butternut and lentil bobotie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 2 fresh chillies; 500 g butternut cubed; 1 red onion diced; 2 carrots diced; 1 garlic cloves, minced; 3 cm fresh ginger grated; 2 tsp curry powder medium; 2 slices brown bread, crusts removed soaked in milk; 125 g red lentils; 2 almonds ground; 2 sultanas; 1 chutney peach or apricot; 2 1/2 cup chicken stock; 400 g lentils brown rinsed and drained; 400 g chickpeas tinned, drained and rinsed; 1 cup Greek yoghurt Greek; 2 eggs extra-large; salt just a pinch; 2 fresh chillies; almonds flaked; 7 bay leaves

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Ingredients (21)

2	fresh chillies
500 g	butternut — cubed
1	red onion — diced
2	carrots — diced
1	garlic — cloves, minced
3 cm	fresh ginger — grated
2 tsp	curry powder — medium
2	slices brown bread, crusts removed — soaked in milk
125 g	red lentils
2	almonds — ground
2	sultanas
1	chutney — peach or apricot
2 1/2 cup	chicken stock
400 g	lentils — brown rinsed and drained
400 g	chickpeas — tinned, drained and rinsed

Custard topping:

1 cup	Greek yoghurt — Greek
2	eggs — extra-large
	salt — just a pinch
2	fresh chillies
	almonds — flaked
7	bay leaves

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 200° C. Line and grease a baking sheet with foil. Spread the butternut out onto the baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, coriander and mixed spice. Roast for 30-35 minutes until fork tender and golden.

For the lentil filling, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion and carrot together for about 12-15 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and ginger. Cook for a further 2 minutes.

Add all the aromatics and toast the spices for a minute or two. Stir through the soaked bread, red lentils, ground almonds and sultanas. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken stock, cover with a lid and simmer for about 25-30 minutes until the lentils are soft and most of the liquid is reduced. Add the tinned brown lentils, chickpeas and chutney. Cook for a further 5 minutes.

Combine the butternut with the cooked lentil mixture. Transfer the filling to a large oven-proof dish.

For the egg custard topping, whisk together all the ingredients. Pour over the lentil filling and place the bay leaves on top. Scatter with the almond flakes and bake in a 200° C oven for about 40 minutes until the top is golden and puffed. Serve with, you guessed it, sliced banana, chutney and a fresh green salad.

Reprinted with the permission of Bibby’s Kitchen@36. To see more click here.

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