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Mixed vegetable curry

A mix of vegetables (pumpkin, leek, chickpeas...) cooked in coconut milk and curry spices. Serve this dish with rice, preferably basmati, for an authentic touch.

46K 13 3.6

Last modified on: January 12^th 2020

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 267 ml potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 1 leek
3 100 ml fresh spinach
4 67 ml tinned (canned) chickpeas
5 ¹⁄₃ onion
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 1 tablespoon curry powder
8 83 ml Vegetable stock
9 100 ml unsweetened coconut milk

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 267 ml potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) and dice the flesh.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

Prepare 1 leek and cut across into chunks.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare 100 ml fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Drain 67 ml tinned (canned) chickpeas.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Prepare ¹⁄₃ onion and chop finely.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the chopped onion.

Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add the diced pumpkin and mix.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Add 1 tablespoon curry powder, mix well and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Stage 9 - 7 min.

Add 83 ml Vegetable stock, just enough to come halfway up the pumpkin. Turn down the heat and leave to cook uncovered for about 6 or 7 minutes. The pumpkin should be just tender.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Add 100 ml unsweetened coconut milk, then the leeks and chickpeas.

Stage 11 - 8 min.

Leave uncovered on low heat to simmer gently and thicken.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

Five minutes before the end, add the spinach leaves and mix well.

Stage 13

You curry is ready. Serve on its own or, better still, with basmati rice.

Remarks

Pumpkin, marrow or squash will all work for this recipe, so use whatever you can find in season. The amount is for guidance, so can be fairly flexible.

If you don't have vegetable stock for stage 9, use a chicken stock cube or just water.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made, based on a recipe from the French TV programme "La quotidienne"..

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
647 Kcal or 2,709 Kj	15 gr	50 gr	43 gr
24 %	4 %	3 %	5 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
78 Kcal or 327 Kj	2 gr	6 gr	5 gr
3 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
323 Kcal or 1,352 Kj	7 gr	25 gr	21 gr
12 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 2.42 €
Per person : 1.21 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and leek soup, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Potimarron braised in meat jus, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All
	Unsweetened coconut milk: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Like Bounty, Cauliflower coconut curry, African style chicken, ... All
	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Baby spinach salad, Fresh spinach with cream, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Koulibiak in pie dish, ... All
	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Country vegetable soup, Provençal braised carrots, Fisherman's Ragout, Duo of slow-cooked pork, ... All

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