Kenyan Vegetable Curry Recipes

Steps:

• Place all the vegetables in a saucepan and cover with 500ml water. Add the turmeric and a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Simmer for 20-25 mins until tender.
• Meanwhile, blend 4 chillies, the cumin, coriander, half the coconut, the onion and some seasoning in a food processor.
• When the vegetables are tender, add the paste, curry leaves and remaining chilli and simmer for 5 mins. Stir in the yogurt and very gently simmer for 1 min. Scatter with remaining coconut and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large, heavy skillet or pot, brown onions in moderately hot oil along with the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
• Add the potato pieces and stir to coat each piece with spices.
• Add remaining spices and continue to stir for several minutes.
• Thin the tomato paste with 2/3 cup of water and stir into the pot.
• Add vegetables, one at a time, cooking for a minute or so between each addition, add chickpeas last.
• If your pot isn't oven proof transfer mixture to one that is and cover with a lid or seal with foil, and bake for about 45 minutes, checking after the first 20 minutes.
• The consistency of this curry should be thick, rather than watery, but add more liquid if needed to prevent burning. Stir occasionally to keep ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
• Serve over rice or with Indian bread.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large, heavy skillet or pot, brown the onions in moderately hot oil along with the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. Watch out for popping mustard seeds!
• Add the potato pieces, and stir to coat each piece with the spices. Now add the remaining spices and continue to stir for several minutes.
• Thin the tomato paste with about 2/3 cup of water. Stir into the pot.
• Add vegetables, one at a time, cooking for a minute or so between each addition, and put in the chickpeas last. You may opt to put the leafy greens in now or just before serving.
• If your pot is not oven proof, transfer mixture to one that is. Cover with a lid or seal with foil and bake for about 45 minutes, checking after the first 20 minutes.
• The consistency should be rather thick, but add liquid if necessary to prevent burning. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• You'll want to fish out the cloves and the cinnamon sticks before serving over rice or with flat bread like roti or naan.

Steps:

• Preliminaries: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Have available one 8-quart, heavy, ovenproof skillet or Dutch oven with a lid (or have aluminum foil available). If you cut recipe in half, a 6-quart pot will do.
• For the initial saute: In the skillet or Dutch oven, brown the onions in moderately hot oil along with the cumin and mustard seeds. Add the potato pieces (peeling is optional), and stir to coat each piece with the spices. Add the remaining spices and garlic and continue to stir for several minutes.
• Add the liquids: Thin the tomato paste with about ⅔ cup of water, then stir into the pot. Lower heat to medium. Add vegetables, one at a time, cooking for a minute or so between each addition, and put in the cooked chickpeas last.
• Bake the mixture: Cover with a lid or seal with foil and bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes, checking after the first 20 minutes. The consistency should be rather thick, but add water if necessary to prevent burning. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Presentation: Serve over steamed rice or with Indian bread (such as naan).

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a wok or large saucepan, over moderate heat.
• Add the shallots, garlic, curry powder, turmeric, and chili paste and stir until fragrant, about one minute.
• Add the soy sauce, lemon grass and ginger and stir for another 30 seconds.
• Add the low fat milk and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
• Add the carrots and potatoes, and reduce the heat and let simmer until they soften a bit, in about 20 minutes.
• Then add the onions, cauliflower, green beans and cook until they begin to soften, another 10 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir in the lime leaves and basil leaves.
• Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.

Steps:

• In a deep medium-sized frying pan, saute onions and ground beef in oil until meat is browned. Skim fat.
• Add curry powder, garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Fry briefly, then add tomato paste, cinnamon and cilantro.
• Stir and add water and salt to taste.
• Simmer 20 minutes over medium heat to blend flavors. Serve over rice, spaghetti or with chapatis.