Sweet potato and coconut curry
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Pip
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A vegetarian curry that’s full of flavour and perfect to cook for a group of friends or family!
15 mins
55 mins
262 kcals
serves 6
SWEET POTATO AND COCONUT CURRY
Sweet potato and coconut curry
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
A vegetarian curry that’s full of flavour and perfect to cook for a group of friends or family!
Syns: 2.5 per portion (depends on brand of coconut milk used)
Ingredients
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- For the spice blend: 2 tsp garam masala (1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground coriander)
- 2 onions (finely chopped)
- 4 big cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 2 red chillies (diced finely)
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger (peeled and finely chopped)
- 2 red pepper (deseeded and diced)
- 2 sweet potatoes (approx. 500g, peeled and diced)
- 500 ml vegetable stock
- 150 g red lentils
- 1 can light coconut milk
- 2 large handfuls washed spinach
- Juice of 1 lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh coriander to serve
- Low calorie cooking spray/spray oil
Instructions
- Make up the spice mix of garam masala, turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander
- Gently fry the onion for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until it has softened
- Add the ginger, garlic and chilli and stir fry for another minute on a medium heat
- Add in the spices, stir, and fry gently for a minute.
- Stir through the red pepper and the sweet potato
- Add in the vegetable stock and the lentils and stir well
- Add in the coconut milk, stir through and then allow to simmer gently for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
- 5 minutes before serving, stir through the spinach and lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. Double check that the sweet potato chunks have cooked through
- Garnish with chopped fresh coriander
Notes
This is a great curry to make in advance and reheat when you need it! A bit of mango chutney on the side is delicious!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
This is a really lovely curry. We had leftovers, so added chicken the following evening and that was delicious too!