Craving something spicy? Here’s a quick and easy curry recipe you can use to whip up with whatever vegetables you have in your fridge.
50 mins needed (20 mins for preparation, 30 mins for cooking)
Ingredients
Serves 4 people
- 150 g round cabbage, cut into chunks
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 stalks long beans, sliced
- 2 stalks curry leaves
- 2 tomatoes, quartered
- 3 lady’s fingers
- 3 red chilies, sliced
- 6 shallots, halved
- 4 cloves garlic
- 6g ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
- 1 Tbsp mustard seeds
- 5 g turmeric
- 2 Tbsp curry powder
- 1.3 L vegetable stock
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 3 Tbsp salt
- 2 Tbsp sugar
Step 2 – Cook curry
- In a pan on medium heat, add 2 Tbsp vegetable oil. When hot, add mustard seeds and lemongrass, then fry for 2 minutes.
- Transfer mustard seeds and lemongrass to pot with spice paste.
- Add vegetable stock and bring to a boil.
- Add cabbage, carrot, potato, long beans, curry leaves, tomatoes and lady’s finger and bring to a boil again. (Alternatively, you can also add chicken or mutton if you prefer a non-vegetarian option.)
- Add coconut milk and season with 3 Tbsp salt and 2 Tbsp sugar. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.
This recipe is leftover-friendly – its flavour will also develop when you keep it overnight and become more flavorful!
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