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Mixed Vegetable Curry & Rice

White shallow bowl filled with white rice and topped with potato, eggplant, green bean tan curry with a sliced green onion garnish.
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Lots of steps and ingredients in Indian cooking.  This mixed vegetable curry recipe was adapted from Camellia Panjabi's Book - "50 Great Curries of India" .

Ingredients

  • 4 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 1/2 cups onions, sliced & divided
  • 1/4 cup diced red fresno chiles
  • 1 1/4 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/4 tsp ground mustard
  • 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground paprika
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 1/4 Tbsp garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp ginger, grated
  • 3/4 lb potatoes, diced
  • 10 ounces (1 medium) eggplant, diced
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 cups (~ 30 oz) coconut milk
  • 10 ounces broccoli, chopped into bite size florets
  • 3/4 lb green beans, trimmed
  • 3 green onions, sliced as garnish

Instructions

  • Bring a large pan to medium high heat and add enough vegetable oil to lightly coat (~ 2 Tbsp). Add 1 1/2 cups onions and cook ~ 3-5 minutes or until translucent.  
  • Add red chiles, coriander, mustard, fenugreek seeds, cumin, ground cinnamon, black pepper, cloves, turmeric, paprika.  Cook ~ 1-2 minutes or until fragrant and transfer to a food processor.  Blend with 1 cup water until smooth.
  • In the same pan as the spices.  Bring pan to medium high heat and add enough vegetable oil to lightly coat (~ 2 Tbsp). Add 1 cup onions and cook ~ 3-5 minutes or until translucent.  Add garlic and cook until fragrant ~ 1 -2 minutes.  Add ginger and the mixture from the food processor.
  • Add potatoes, eggplant, salt, & coconut milk.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook ~ 20 minutes.  Add broccoli and green beans and water if the vegetables are not covered in liquid.  Cover & cook on low ~ 5 minutes or until all vegetables are to desired tenderness.
  • Serve over jasmine over rice or cauliflower rice.  Top with sliced green onions.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

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