Vegan Thai Coconut Curry

vegan thai coconut curry

Winter is certainly upon us now with these cold, wet and windy days becoming a regular occurrence which means, its time to make the most of hot and hearty meals. Winter is definitely the time to make big batches of all of those delicious and soul warming meals and I have the perfect little recipe here for you.
In true Fitness Forster style, we have a simple and easy recipe ; nothing too complicated.

I never used to be a huge fan of curry. Whenever I used to go out with friends or get an Indian take-away I used to opt for the dry options. At the time I put it down to not liking the texture of the sauce but thinking back now, it was simply just the flavour. Since discovering how to make my own curries I have certainly enjoyed them a lot more than any take-away option.
Here I created a vegan curry, replacing the meat for chunky pieces of butternut squash. If you want to use meat then I would recommend chicken in this dish. Personally I don't like chicken but I think it would certainly be the better option.

recipe

(Serves 2-3)

1 Large Butternut Squash
200g Cooked Chickpeas
50g Spinach
350ml Water
250ml Passata
100g Creamed Coconut
4 Cloves Garlic
2 Tsp. Coriander (fresh or dried)
1 Tsp. Grated Fresh Ginger
6 Cardamon Pods
1 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp. Turmeric
1/2 Tsp. Pepper

method

Cut squash into 2cm squares and bake at 180 degrees centigrade for 40 minutes.
Whilst the squash bakes start to make your curry-
Bring water to boil in a large pan.
Remove cardamon seeds from heir pods and grind the seeds to create a powder. Add to the boiling water and mix.
Add garlic, salt, pepper, coconut, passata, chickpeas, coriander and ginger to the pan, stir and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
At this point your squash should be ready- add to the pan of along with spinach.
Simmer for a further 10-15 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken.
Remove from the heat and serve immediately either on its own or with rice.

Amie xx

Note: The creamed coconut used in this recipe was gifted to me by the Groovy Food Company :)

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