Vegetarian Curry - Delicious Pumpkin and Spinach!
 
 
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Recipe type: asian
Ingredients:
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 3 green chillies
  • 8 dried curry leaves
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 425g can crushed tomatoes
  • 400ml light coconut milk
  • 600g butternut pumpkin
  • 150 grams baby spinach
  • 1 lime
  • 150 grams natural yoghurt
  • ¼ bunch mint leaves
  • 2 cups white or brown rice
Method:
  1. Deseed and chop chillies finely.
  2. Chop onions finely.
  3. Cube pumpkin into smallish size pieces.
  4. Wash and de-stem baby spinach.
  5. Juice the lime.
  6. Roughly chop mint.
  7. Now that you have everything prepared it is time to cook! Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan on a medium heat.
  8. Add chillies, curry leaves and turmeric and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring continually.
  9. Add the onions and turn the heat down slightly. Cook for another couple of minutes until the onion is soft.
  10. Add the tomatoes and stir.
  11. Add the coconut milk and mix in.
  12. Add the pumpkin and bring the curry to the boil. Then reduce to a low heat so it can simmer covered for about 30 minutes.
  13. After about 30 minutes, check that the pumpkin is cooked to your taste, then add the lime juice and the spinach.
  14. Stir until well combined and cook only for a short time and the baby spinach has just wilted.
  15. Serve on rice with yogurt and mint - delicious!
Recipe by Planning With Kids at https://planningwithkids.com/2012/03/18/vegetarian-curry-delicious-pumpkin-and-spinach/