How to make winter vegetable curry

Pairing wintery veg with kale, creamy coconut milk and madras curry paste gives a vegetarian curry that's deliciously warming. Learn how to make this comforting and extremely simple vegetable curry with our step-by-step recipe. For a vegan version, make sure the curry paste is vegan-friendly and use a non-dairy yogurt to serve.

Prepare

Chop 2 white onions and finely grate 3 garlic cloves and a 1 inch piece of ginger. Heat up 1 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large saucepan and add the onions, garlic and ginger, along with 12 curry leaves. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
Add vegetables

Meanwhile, chop 300g of butternut squash. Peel 2 large carrots and chop into even-sized chunks. Do the same with 3 large parsnips. Add all these to the pan, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in curry paste

Add 4 tablespoons of madras curry paste, stir well and cook for 4 minutes.
Simmer

Add 1 tin of chopped tomatoes and 200ml of water and bring to the boil. Reduce to a gentle simmer, pop the lid on the pan and cook for 25 minutes.
Add extra flavour

Add 1 tin of coconut milk and 2 handfuls of chopped kale and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!

Serve into bowls with some cooked brown rice. Spoon over a little yogurt and mango chutney, then finish with a sprinkle of chopped coriander.

Calories 413kcal (21%), sugar 24.3g (27%), fat 26.1g (37%), saturates 16.7g (84%), salt 0.94g (16%), based on 4 servings.
Ingredients

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2 white onions
3 garlic cloves
1 inch piece of ginger
1 tbsp vegetable oil
12 curry leaves
300g butternut squash
2 large carrots
3 large parsnips
4 tablespoons of madras curry paste
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
200ml of water
1 tin of coconut milk
2 handfuls of chopped kale
Cooked brown rice, to serve
Yoghurt, to serve
Mango chutney, to serve
Chopped coriander, to serve

How to make winter vegetable curry

Prepare

Add vegetables

Stir in curry paste

Simmer

Add extra flavour

Serve and enjoy!

Ingredients

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