Carrot and chickpea stew recipe

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Recipe facts:
Costs: 79p
Takes: 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1tsp vegetable bouillon or 1 stock cube
5-6 strands of saffron (optional)
2tbsp sunflower oil
½ small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, diced
1 onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½tsp cumin
500g (1lb) Bartlett carrots, halved
1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
pinch of dried chilli flakes
2 x 400g can chickpeas, drained
1 lime, juiced
pinch of paprika
couscous or flat bread, to serve

Dissolve the bouillon or stock cube in 300ml (½ pint) boiling water. Soak the saffron strands in the stock, if using.

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the butternut squash and onion for 5 minutes until the onion is softened but not browned. Add the garlic, coriander and cumin and cook for 1 minute, then add the halved carrots, chopped tomatoes, chilli flakes and chickpeas. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the carrots are just tender.

To serve, squeeze over the lime juice and scatter over a light pinch of paprika. Serve with couscous or flat bread.