Mixed Vegetable Curry

Ingredients

450g (1lb) small potatoes or sweet potatoes
225g (8oz) each spinach, carrots, cauliflower and French beans
225g (8oz) tomatoes
6 garlic cloves
50g (2oz) creamed coconut
1 onion
30ml (2tbsp) vegetable oil
4tbsp (60ml) mild curry paste
5ml (1 level tsp) salt
15ml (1 level tbsp) black mustard seeds
Fresh coriander

     

In short	Preparation time: 25 mins Cooking time: 45 mins Total time: 70 mins Serves: 4 people Cuisine: Indian Course: Main
Nutrition (per portion)	350 calories 20g fat (9g saturates) 24g carbs

Method

1 Boil potatoes in salted water for 10min (peel and chop the sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces). Drain and set aside.
2 Wash spinach thoroughly, drain well and roughly chop. Peel and slice carrots; divide the cauliflower into bite-sized florets. Trim the French beans.
3 Finely chop the tomatoes and garlic. Coarsely grate the coconut and slice the onion.
4 Heat the oil in a large sauté pan, add onion and garlic and cook for about 5min, stirring occasionally. Add the coconut and curry paste and cook, stirring, for 1min. Add tomatoes and cook for 3–4min until the mixture resembles a thick paste.
5 Add carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, salt and 150ml (1/4 pint) water (no more than this as the thick sauce will thin out).
6 Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 15min, then add beans, spinach and mustard seeds. Cook for 10min or until the vegetables are cooked.
7 Adjust seasoning if necessary, then garnish and serve.

COOK’S TIP

To use dry spices rather than curry paste, combine 12.5ml (21/2 level tsp) ground cumin, 10ml (2 level tsp) ground coriander, 2.5ml (1/2 level tsp) turmeric and 5ml (1 level tsp) each chilli powder, garam masala and paprika. Fry for 1min; add with coconut at step 4.

350cals; 20g  fat (of which 9g saturates); 24g carbohydrate; no added sugar per serving

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