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.
52 K 3.6/5 (13 reviews)
60 min.
Easy
3 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: January 12th 2020
For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
14.1 oz potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 2
1 leek - 3
5.3 oz fresh spinach - 4
3.5 oz tinned (canned) chickpeas - 5
½ onion - 6
2 tablespoons olive oil - 7
1 tablespoon curry powder - 8
4.4 oz Vegetable stock - 9
5.3 oz unsweetened coconut milk
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 14.1 oz potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) and dice the flesh.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Prepare 5.3 oz fresh spinach, but do not cook.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Drain 3.5 oz tinned (canned) chickpeas.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Pour 2 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.
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 4.4 oz 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 5.3 oz 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.
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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 1,620 RDI=80 % | 6,800 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 130 RDI=6 % | 540 RDI: 6 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=4 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 40 RDI=5 % | 540 RDI=30 % | 2,270 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 3.70 €
- Per person : 1.25 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
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Unsweetened coconut milk
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Fresh spinach
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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, Curried prawn risotto, Chinese Soup, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Provençal braised carrots, ... See them all 19
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