Butternut squash and poppadom curry
Creamy butternut squash curry with warm coconut richness
Little poppadom bites bring crunch, tangy depth, and cozy heat
Lightly charred edges, silky spinach, and bold spices in every spoonful
dinner ⏱ 55 min 430 kcal / portion 55.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegan 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- preheat oven to 240°C
- mix butternut squash with olive oil and salt, then roast for 25 minutes until cooked through and lightly charred
- heat oil in a saucepan, add mustard seeds and a grind of black pepper, and cook for about 3 minutes until seeds start to pop
- stir in red onion, ginger, garlic, curry leaves and salt, and fry for 5 minutes until onions are soft and colouring
- add coconut milk, turmeric and water, bring to a simmer
- stir in roasted squash, spinach and broken poppadoms, and simmer for 5 minutes until spinach has wilted and poppadoms have softened
- roughly grate tomatoes into a fine sieve set over a bowl, discard skins, then keep the tomato water and pulp
- add tomato water to the curry and keep pulp for later
- heat remaining olive oil in a small saucepan, add mild chilli powder and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds
- add tomato pulp and cook for 3 minutes until bright red and slightly thickened
- stir tomato mixture and lime juice into the squash curry
- transfer the curry to individual bowls and serve