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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.

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Last modified on: January 12^th 2020

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 1 cup + 2 tablespoons potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin)
2 1 leek
3 ½ cup fresh spinach
4 ¹⁄₃ cup tinned (canned) chickpeas
5 ¹⁄₃ onion
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 1 tablespoon curry powder
8 ½ cup Vegetable stock
9 ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk

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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.

Prepare 1 cup + 2 tablespoons 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 ½ cup fresh spinach, but do not cook.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Drain ¹⁄₃ cup 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 ½ cup 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 ½ cup 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
32 %	6 %	5 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
78 Kcal or 327 Kj	2 gr	6 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
323 Kcal or 1,352 Kj	7 gr	25 gr	21 gr
16 %	3 %	2 %	3 %

% 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).

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 Parmesan tart, Taos hotpot, Potimarron and leek soup, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All
	Unsweetened coconut milk: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Like Bounty, African style chicken, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , Cauliflower coconut curry, ... All
	Fresh spinach: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pistachio and spinach pesto, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Baby spinach salad, How to prepare spinach, Tex-Mex chicken burger, ... All
	Vegetable stock: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Light Broccoli Soup, Asparagus "en petit pois", Pea risotto "Mantecare", Fisherman's Ragout, ... All

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