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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.

30K 13 3.6

Last modified on: January 12^th 2020

Keywords for this recipe:Vegetables Curry India Basmati rice

For 6 people, you will need:

1 800 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 2 leeks
3 300 g fresh spinach
4 200 g tinned (canned) chickpeas
5 1 onion
6 4 tablespoons olive oil
7 2 tablespoons curry powder
8 250 ml Vegetable stock
9 300 ml unsweetened coconut milk
Total weight: 2,505 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	20 min.	57 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

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Prepare 800 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) and dice the flesh.

Stage 2 - 7 min.

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Prepare 2 leeks and cut across into chunks.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

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Prepare 300 g fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

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Drain 200 g tinned (canned) chickpeas.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

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Pour 4 tablespoons 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.

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Add the diced pumpkin and mix.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

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

Stage 9 - 7 min.

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Add 250 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.

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Add 300 ml unsweetened coconut milk, then the leeks and chickpeas.

Stage 11 - 8 min.

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Leave uncovered on low heat to simmer gently and thicken.

Stage 12 - 1 min.

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

Stage 13

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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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,074 Kcal or 8,683 Kj	44 gr	150 gr	143 gr
104 %	17 %	14 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
83 Kcal or 348 Kj	2 gr	6 gr	6 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
346 Kcal or 1,449 Kj	7 gr	25 gr	24 gr
17 %	3 %	2 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 7.33 €
Per person : 1.22 €

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Source

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

This recipe uses (among others)

	Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All
	Unsweetened coconut milk: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower coconut curry, Like Bounty, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Bounty-style tart for Alison, African style chicken, ... All
	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tex-Mex chicken burger, Baby spinach salad, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Fresh spinach with cream, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, ... All
	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed Green Vegetables, Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Fisherman's Ragout, Endive and beer soup, ... All

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