Simple Veggie Curry

'Adapted from a recipe from the BBC Good Food'

Ingredients:

1 tbsp oil

1 onion, roughly chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 large potato, chopped into small chunks

1 aubergine, trimmed and chopped into chunks

½ a butternut squash chopped into chunks

150g cauliflower, broken into small florets

2-4 tbsp curry paste (depending on how hot you like it)

150ml vegetable stock

400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk

chopped coriander, to serve

Method:

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion, garlic and potato

Cover, then cook over a low heat for 5 mins until the potatoes start to soften

Throw in the rest of the vegetables and cook for 10-15 mins until softening

Stir in the curry paste, pour over the stock and coconut milk

Bring to the boil, then simmer for a further 10 mins or until all the vegetables are tender

Stir through the coriander and serve with rice or naan bread

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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4 comments on “Simple Veggie Curry”

  1. This is my kind of curry. I have cut out meat and chicken and I love curries so a veggie curry ticks all the boxes.

    I also like that is is pretty simple to make.

    1. Thanks Tim. Yes, food has a way of brightening our eyes. Our eyes ted to light up at the prospect of eating something we know we're going to enjoy.

      Food also has a way of making us feel better, even on our bad days.

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