Tuesday 4 May 2010

Vegetables in Coconut Curry Sauce

Serves: 6

Time: 20 mins

Cost: $10
Ingredients



4 tbsp peanut oil


1/2 cup raw cashew nuts

2 large red onion cut into think wedges

1 large carrot cut julienne

2 stalks celery - cut into thick slices

1 green pepper; 1 red pepper cut into small squares

4 cloves garlic - finely sliced

1 heaped tbsp curry powder

1 tbsp freshly grated ginger

Small tin pineapple pieces - drained

1 cup green beans

1 1/2 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup water

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp brown sugar



Method

Into a large heavy based pan, add a little oil and pan fry cashew nuts. Set aside.

Heat in the same pan, 2 tbsp oil then sauté, onion, carrots celery and capsicums. Stir fry until almost cooked, yet still firm. Remove from pan and keep warm.

Heat a little more oil and sauté garlic, ginger and curry powered until aromatic - about 30 seconds.

Mix in pineapple, beans and stir to coat with spices.

Return vegetables and nuts to pan along with coconut milk, water, salt and sugar and simmer gently uncovered for around 10 minutes.

If mixture becomes too thick - just add a little of the pineapple juice.

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