Thai-Spiced Vegetable Curry in a Rich Coconut Sauce

A spicy, vegetable curry which is nutritious and packed with flavour. It is also great for using up a load of spices which just sit in the cupboard. I make up a jar of the spices and keep them in the cupboard ready to use- saves time and ensures you have them all there ready. 

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Thai-Spiced Vegetable Curry in a Rich Coconut Sauce

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time40 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 4 carrots chopped into medium dice
• 2 medium sweet potatoes chopped into medium dice
• 1 large aubergine chopped into medium dice
• 3 leeks finely sliced
• 2 courgettes medium sliced
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• Piece fresh ginger approximately 4cm finely chopped
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 x 420g tins coconut milk NOTE- you only need one and a half tins and the remaining half can be used to cook the rice, millet or quinoa to go with the dish
• 60 g pkt spinach and rocket chopped coarsely
• Chopped coriander to garnish
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

• Place the carrots and sweet potato in a saucepan with 2 tbsp olive oil and sweat them in the oil until they begin to soften.Remove from pan.
• Put the aubergine, leeks, courgettes, garlic and ginger in with 2 tbsp olive oil.
• Sweat gently until softened. Add to the other vegetables.
• Heat the remaining oil and add all 6 spices. Warm gently for 2 minutes.
• Add all of the vegetables to the pan and heat through gently. When everything is cooked to your taste, add one and a half tins of the coconut milk. Heat gently and the sauce will slowly thicken.
• Add the spinach and rocket and stir well.
• Season with salt and black pepper.
• Garnish with the chopped coriander.

Notes

Serve with rice, millet or quinoa and a green salad.
Delicious with a little plain yogurt swirled through before serving.
This recipe is suitable for freezing.

Variations:
- Add some cooked chick peas with the coconut milk.
- Add some cooked chicken or prawns.