Mango, coconut & vegetable curry
This cheap, tasty recipe works well with Thai or Indian flavours so pick your favourite. If you prefer, you can add chicken or prawns.
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Prep time: 20 mins
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Cooking time: 30 mins
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Serves: 4
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Skill level: Easy peasy
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
To cut costs, use skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks. If you have time, using frozen, thawed meat will also reduce the cost. Always look for bargains on the fish counter. Supermarkets must sell fish by set dates so prawns and other fish can often be reduced - use it on the day that you buy it! You could also use frozen mixed vegetables instead of the fresh sweetcorn and mangetout.
- 1tbspvegetable oil4tbsp Korma curry paste (halve the amount if using Thai curry paste)
- 400ml/14fl oz mango juice
- 2 large red skinned (pink-fleshed) sweet potato, about 800g/1lb 12oz, peeled and cut into chunks
- 250ml carton of coconut cream
- 1tsp cornflour
- 200g pack baby sweetcorn and mangetout
- 1 Alfonso mango, stone removed, peeled and sliced
To make with chicken:
- Omit the sweet potato and replace with 400g/14oz diced chicken. Fry off with the curry paste, then continue as above.
To make with prawns:
- Omit the sweet potato add 350g/12oz raw prawns with the coconut milk and simmer until pink. If using cooked prawns, these only need to warm through so add them 2-3 mins before the end of the cooking time.
Method
- Heat the oil in a large deep saucepan and fry the curry paste for 1 min. Stir in the mango juice and sweet potato, bring to the boil, cover and simmer over a low heat for 20 mins.
- Mix the coconut cream and cornflour together and stir into the saucepan. Add the vegetables and simmer uncovered for 5 mins. Season to taste and serve with basmati rice and fresh coriander.
To make with chicken: Omit the sweet potato and replace with 400g/14oz diced chicken. Fry off with the curry paste, then continue as above. To make with prawns: Omit the sweet potato add 350g/12oz raw prawns with the coconut milk and simmer until pink. If using cooked prawns, these only need to warm through so add them 2-3 mins before the end of the cooking time. Celebrate National Mango Week with www.rubiconexotic.com
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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