Name: Kūmara & chickpea curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger; ¼ cup (75g) Thai red curry paste; 1 medium (400g) orange kūmara, grated coarsely; 270ml can coconut milk; 2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock; 200g firm tofu, cubed; 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed; 100g broccoli, cut into florets; 1 medium (200g) red capsicum, chopped coarsely; 120g green beans, trimmed; ⅓ cup coriander leaves; Steamed rice, lime wedges, to serve

Kūmara & chickpea curry

This Thai-inspired kūmara and chickpea curry is a wholesome and satisfying meal, with vibrant vegetables and tofu served perfectly over steamed rice

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

This kūmara and chickpea curry recipe has a wonderful depth of flavour, and we love how quick this is to prepare – perfect for a midweek meal!

Looking for other vegetarian curry recipes? Try our spinach and paneer curry, or our vegetarian thai yellow curry.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

¼ cup (75g) Thai red curry paste

1 medium (400g) orange kūmara, grated coarsely

270ml can coconut milk

2 cups (500ml) vegetable stock

200g firm tofu, cubed

400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed

100g broccoli, cut into florets

1 medium (200g) red capsicum, chopped coarsely

120g green beans, trimmed

⅓ cup coriander leaves

Steamed rice, lime wedges, to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook garlic, ginger, curry paste and kūmara, stirring, for 5 minutes or until kūmara is tender. Stir in coconut milk and stock. Blend or process in batches until smooth.

Step 2

Return curry to pan, bringing to a simmer. Add tofu, chickpeas, broccoli, capsicum and green beans. Simmer for 5 minutes or until veges are just tender. Season.

Step 3

Top curry with coriander and serve with steamed rice and lime wedges.

Not suitable to freeze.

If you’re following a strict vegetarian diet, when buying the curry paste, check the label to ensure it doesn’t contain any animal products.
Test Kitchen tip

I’m not a huge fan of chickpeas in this kumara and chickpea curry recipe, what can I replace them with?

The beauty with a dish like this is you can easily swap the chickpeas out for your preferred legume or add in extra veggies! Chickpeas are great for additional protein and fibre, so try and swap it for something with similar benefits – so lentils would be a great swap.

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I’m not a huge fan of chickpeas in this kumara and chickpea curry recipe, what can I replace them with?

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