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Potato and Vegetable Curry

Jack
If you get home late one day, starving and there's nothing ready – well I have the perfect solution – Curry !!
Assuming the most basic ingredients but the most delicious flavour requirements – potato and veg curry is the answer 🙂
We're going to use potatoes and frozen vegetables. I had a bag of mixed veg but this works as well with peas, any canned veg or just the potatoes !!
Course : Main Course
Cuisine : Indian, Pakistani
Keyword : cheap, Curry, quick, student
Cook time : 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • tsp salt
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp paprika powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 can plum tomatoes
  • 4 medium potatoes, chopped into 2cm cubes
  • 300-400 grams frozen vegetables
  • 4 green chillies, finely chopped
  • 1 handful fresh coriander optional
  • 1 thumb ginger, finely chopped optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat around 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil on medium / low heat.
    Fry the onions with a teaspoon of cumin seeds, that should be around 5-8 minutes.
    I used rapeseed oil because I am in the know about healthy cooking.
  • Add the chopped garlic and ginger and fry for another 2-3 minutes. 
  • Now throw in all the spices, salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, paprika , garam masala and pepper powder.
    Continue to fry on low.
  • Once all the spices have fried off, about 3-5 minutes. throw in the can of tomatoes, mix everything up and turn the heat up to high.
  • Cook on high for about 10 minutes or until it start drying up. Now throw in the chopped potatoes, cover and reduce the heat to the minimum.
  • After about 15 minutes the potatoes should be cooked but still a little firm. 
    Now, throw in the veg and the chopped chillies
  • Add about half a cup of boiling water and cook covered for another 15 minutes.
  • Now the potatoes should be cooked through and the veg should be soft. If not add another quarter cup full of boiled water and cook covered for another 10 minutes. 
  • Once it everything is cooked through, take off heat.
    Throw in a handful of chopped coriander and leave standing for 10 minutes before serving with chapattis or rice.
Keyword cheap, Curry, quick, student