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Thai red sweet potato curry
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Thai red sweet potato curry

Creamy coconut, sweet potato and chickpeas. Fragrant and cheap.

Time 30 min
EffortEasy
Per portionΒ£1.59
Calories720 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Thai red curry paste (vegetarian)80 g
  • Coconut milk (tin)1 tin
  • Sweet potatoes600 g
  • Chickpeas (tin)1 tin
  • Baby spinach200 g
  • Basmati rice300 g
  • Limes1 lime

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

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Nutrition per adult portion
720
calories
15g
protein
106g
carbs
26g
fat
11g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Put the rice on to cook following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
  2. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Fry the red curry paste for 1 minute, stirring, then pour in the coconut milk and 200 ml of water and stir until smooth.80 g thai red curry paste1 tin coconut milk
  3. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 2 cm cubes. Add to the pan with the drained chickpeas, bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, until the sweet potato is soft when you push a knife in.600 g sweet potatoes1 tin chickpeas
  4. Stir in the spinach until wilted, about 1 minute, then squeeze in the juice of the lime. Taste, add salt if it needs it, and serve over the rice.200 g baby spinach1 lime
The trick that makes it

A teaspoon of sugar and a splash of soy sauce at the end give it that sweet, salty Thai balance.

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