Quick vegetable curry

If you love curry but don't have much time to cook it then this is the recipe for you. It's a really delicious meat-free option for a mid-week dinner.

Ingredients

  • 200g sweet potato

    chopped

  • 200g potato

    chopped

  • olive or canola oil spray

  • 1 onion

    chopped

  • 1 red capsicum

    chopped

  • 2 garlic

    minced

  • 1 tbsp green curry paste

  • 2 cups basamati rice

  • 1 tbsp cornflour

  • 750 millilitres coconut flavoured evaporated milk

  • 2 cups brocolli florets

  • 200g canned chick peas

    rinsed and drained

Equipment

  • 1 large pan
  • 1 small bowl

Instructions

  1. Steam or microwave the sweet potato (kumera) and potato to partially cook.
  2. Spray a large pan with oil and heat.
  3. Add the onion and capsicum and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, or until soft, then add the garlic and curry paste and stirfry for 1 minute.
  4. Cook the rice in a large pan of boiling water for 12 minutes or until tender.
  5. Put the cornflour in a small bowl and gradually add 80 mL (1/3 cup) milk, stirring until smooth.
  6. Add potato, sweet potato, broccoli and remaining milk to the pan.
  7. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  8. Add cornflour mixture to the pan and stir until sauce thickens, then stir in chickpeas.
  9. Serve over the rice or with rice on the side.

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