I asked an Indian friend once if she could PLEASE put me out of my misery and give me the very basics of an every day veggie curry that I can ‘whip up’ without any planning or thinking. This is what she told me – and it’s delicious!
I’ve called it Anything You Want Curry because you can keep it vegetarian, add meat, fish or prawns, or put whatever you like in. This particular recipe is vegan…
ANYTHING YOU WANT CURRY
What you need:
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Whole cumin seeds
- 1tsp Ground ginger
- 1tsp Turmeric\1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 2 cloves (or more if you love it) of crushed garlic (we have to avoid garlic though)
- Lots of fresh coriander (stems and leaves finely chopped)
- +/- chilli (fresh / flakes or ground)
- Tinned Tomatoes
- 1 x Onion – chopped
- Tinned beans (borlotti or butter or black or black eyed or kidney or a mix)
- Any other veg you happen to have – chopped (e.g. onion, carrot, courgette, spinach, celery…anything at all really)
- Approx. 160ml Coconut cream
- +/- prawns or fish or meat (I do just beans as I like to cook vegetarian food every week as well as meat and fish)
***An amazingly simple raita to have on the side is natural yoghurt + very finely diced apples (with peel on for the extra vitamins). The kids adore it and see it as pudding!***
What you do:
- Fry the mustard seeds and the whole cumin until they pop.
- Add chopped onions and any other veg and the other spices (and meat if you’re using it, to brown).
- Add tomatoes and the beans etc and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the coconut cream.
- Add the coriander.
Serve with rice.
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This looks and sounds delicious. I love using Sunday dinner leftovers in a curry 🙂 x #tastytuesdays
Ooh now I do love a Sunday roast! Thank you so much for commenting x
And you have have another one here!! Seriously loving this linky with your posts!! Crafts and cooking!sheer perfection. Another one to add for us to do!!! Just to note I have been making a list!! Just warn me next time 😉
We’re a rice intolerant family so would be interested to know if you had any suggestions what would work as an alternative here as curries are so specific with flavours to then add any side. 🙂
Hi Martyn, thank you so much for your lovely comments 🙂 How about nan bread, chipati or roti? I often miss out the rice myself and have a couple of side dishes instead, like spinach or chickpea based ones. An absolutely gorgeous raita to have on the side is at it’s simplest – natural yoghurt (or soya yoghurt if you’re us), with finely diced apple (keep the peel on) + fresh chopped coriander. The kids absolutely hoover it up. I must add this to this recipe actually!
Glad I popped back to see if you replied!! And pleased you did. Great suggestions as well! Thank you will definitely give this a go!!
Let me know how you get on 🙂
What a great idea to have a basic curry recipe you can adapt for everyone. Thanks for joining in #freefromfridays
As a curry addict i will def be using this. Thank you so much for sharing and linking up #bigfatlinky
I agree – one can’t have enough curry! Thank you so much for hosting x
We love curry at home! Must try with chicken. #FreeFromFridays
Yes definitely! It works so well with anything. Have a lovely weekend! Emily x
Yummy! That looks delicious! I love curry. We had it last night with some of my new-found homemade flatbreads. Super quick meal and totally delicious!!
Ooh I like the sound of your flatbreads 🙂 Are they gluten free by chance?? Emily x
Yum! Love a good curry! It’s great for using up all that leftover veg in the fridge.
Yes exactly! I’m always ending up with bits of this and that. Thank you for popping by, Emily x
This is just what I am always looking for – a straightforward, easy to throw together curry recipe! I will definitely be giving it a go. (over from #recipeoftheweek)
It really is a throw together curry – I like that name :). I tend to cook like this all the time – just get the main basics in and then improvise! Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Emily x
Ooh delicious, love a good, hearty curry! Love that this is a basis for anything you fancy. Brilliant, Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Bucket cooking at it’s best 😉
I haven’t made a traditional curry in ages. You’ve just gone and changed that- I can’t wait! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi Ben, oh good – I think everyone needs a good curry from time to time. I go through phases and really like the Madhur Jaffrey recipes. Do you have any particular favs? Emily x
I love making homemade curries so its always good to have another recipe to add to the book. I love the idea of the flavours in this dish and it looks really tasty!
Hi Rachael, thank you for popping in and yes even the kids love it! We adults tend to add more chilli flakes though 😉
Great, I do like my curries to have a bit of a kick!
Ooh I love a good curry. I tend to throw mine together with the various ground spices, but it does add something extra when you use the whole seeds and fresh coriander is so yummy. Love how you’ve named it too 🙂
I’m totally addicted to fresh coriander! The original name for this curry was ‘Indian-ish’ 🙂