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A Quick Veggie Curry

A Quick Veggie Curry

By JulieVR

Curry is a great cupboard cleaner curries are great with potatoes (plain or sweet), zucchini, spinach, onions, lentils, beans, peppers, kale, chard, cauliflower… and bottled curry paste and canned coconut milk make the sauce easy. If you’re using light coconut milk and want to boost the coconut flavor even further without adding extra fat, add a teaspoon of coconut extract. Serve over steamed rice.

This is also a perfect meal if you want to eat vegan, dairy free or wheat or gluten free!

Quick Veggie Curry

Ingredients

  • canola or olive oil, for cooking
  • 1 onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger
  • 1-3 cups chopped fresh veg any kind you like
  • 2-3 tsp. curry paste
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 14 oz (398 mL) can coconut milk
  • A handful of fresh spinach, chard or kale, chopped (remove the stems)

Method

  1. In a large skillet set over medium-high heat, sauté the onions in a drizzle of oil for 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute.
  2. Add any firm veg you’re using, such as potatoes or cauliflower, and cook them for a few minutes, until they soften and start to turn golden on the edges. Add the remaining vegetables along with the curry paste, cumin, salt and coconut milk and bring the mixture to a simmer. Stir in the chutney, if you’re using it, and cook for about 5 more minutes, until the sauce thickens and the vegetables are tender. (How long you cook it all will depend on the veg you use and how big the pieces are.)
  3. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the spinach and cook for a minute, just until it wilts. Serve immediately over rice with chopped peanuts and/or cilantro sprinkled on top.

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