Lamb and fig stew with star anise | Reader's Digest Australia

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large cloves garlic, crushed
• 350 g onions, sliced
• 500 g boneless leg of lamb, well trimmed and cut into 5 cm cubes
• 150 g dried figs
• 1½ tablespoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 2 star anise
• 350 g carrots, chopped
• 350 g zucchini, chopped
• chilli sauce to taste
• salt and pepper
• large handful of mixed fresh parsley and coriander, finely chopped