Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Butternut Squash Curry
Butternut Squash Curry brings together butternut squash, onion, and ginger. Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 12 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Curries
A few quick notes
1. Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
2. Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
3. Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
Get to know the ingredients
Butternut squash
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Peel and dice the butternut squash into ½-inch pieces.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and grate the ginger.
Ginger
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Dice the onion, mince the garlic, and grate the ginger.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 6 steps completeMake room for Butternut Squash Curry
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Season the curry to taste with salt, then enjoy! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Peel and dice the butternut squash into ½-inch pieces.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Place a lid on the skillet and let the squash simmer in the sauce for about 10 minutes, or just until fork-tender.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Budget Bytes. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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