Curry powder coconut milk recipe

This curry is amazingly quick and easy to prepare.

In fact, it’s so easy and affordable that it makes me wonder why we ever spent money on take-out Thai food. This dish can be ready faster than the delivery version, and because you’re making it at home, you get to control the flavor.

Make it as sweet or spicy as you like!

Easy Coconut Curry
serves 2-4

Ingredients:

For the sauce:

1 teaspoon coconut oil
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons curry powder
1 (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk*
1 tablespoon tamari, or soy sauce
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt

To complete the dish:

1 sweet potato, chopped
1 lb. assorted vegetables, chopped (fresh or thawed from frozen)
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 cups water

*When using canned coconut milk, I like to use this brand since it’s BPA-free. You can also make your own coconut milk, if you prefer, by blending together the water and meat of a fresh young Thai coconut. (The type with a shaved white exterior.) There’s no need to strain this type of homemade milk, since you want it thick like the canned version. One can of coconut milk is the equivalent of 1 3/4 cup fresh coconut milk.

Directions:

To get started, combine the quinoa and water in a small saucepan over high heat, and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, allowing the quinoa to cook for 15 minutes while you work on the curry sauce.

In the meantime, melt the coconut oil in a 3-quart saute pan over medium heat, and saute the onions and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add in the coconut milk, curry powder, tamari, maple syrup and salt and whisk well to combine. (Since curry powders can vary by brand, start with a smaller amount and add more to suit your tastes.)

Taste and adjust any other flavors as needed, then bring the sauce to a simmer and add in the chopped sweet potatoes. Cover the pan, and allow the sweet potatoes to steam in the sauce for 5 minutes. Finally, add the rest of the vegetables, toss in the sauce to coat, then cover and allow to steam until fork-tender.

Fluff the cooked quinoa with a fork, then serve with a generous portion of the vegetables and curry sauce!

Author: Detoxinista.com

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Serves: 2-4

An easy curry dish that's quicker to prepare than ordering take-out!

Ingredients

For the sauce:

• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• ½ yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1½ to 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk*
• 1 tablespoon tamari, or soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 sweet potato, chopped
• 1 lb. assorted vegetables, chopped
• 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
• 2 cups water

Instructions

1. To get started, combine the quinoa and water in a small saucepan over high heat, and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, allowing the quinoa to cook for 15 minutes while you work on the curry sauce.
2. In the meantime, melt the coconut oil in a 3-quart saute pan over medium heat, and saute the onions and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add in the coconut milk, curry powder, tamari, maple syrup and salt and whisk well to combine. (Since curry powders can vary by brand, start with a smaller amount and add more to suit your tastes.)
3. Adjust any other flavors as needed, then bring the sauce to a simmer and add in the chopped sweet potatoes. Cover the pan, and allow the sweet potatoes to steam in the sauce for 5 minutes. Finally, add the rest of the vegetables, toss in the sauce to coat, then cover and allow to steam until fork-tender.
4. Fluff the cooked quinoa with a fork, then serve with a generous portion of the vegetables and curry sauce!

Notes

*When using canned coconut milk, I like to use this brand since it's BPA-free. You can also make your own coconut milk, if you prefer, by blending together the water and meat of a fresh young Thai coconut. (The type with a shaved white exterior.) There's no need to strain this type of homemade milk, since you want it thick like the canned version. One can of coconut milk is the equivalent of 1¾ cup fresh coconut milk.