SRI LANKAN GREEN BEAN + POTATO CURRY
Makes 4
Ingredients
1 x Brown onion, diced
3 x Garlic cloves, minced
25g piece Ginger, minced
1/2 bunch fresh Coriander, stalks and leaves separated
2 + 1/2 tablespoons Spice Oddity Sri Lankan Veg Curry Powder
1/2 cup Cashews
2 cups Sweet potato, diced
1 x 400ml tin Coconut milk
300ml Vegetable stock
300g Green beans
150g Spinach
CURRY
1/ Add the onion, garlic, ginger, coriander stalks, Sri Lankan Veg Curry Powder and half the cashew nuts in a food processor. Add 2 tablespoons water and blitz into a chunky paste.
2/ In a large saucepan, heat a splash of oil over a medium heat. Add the paste and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the sweet potatoes, stir, then pour in the coconut milk and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25-35 mins until the sweet potatoes are tender.
3/ Meanwhile, toast the remaining cashews in a dry frying pan.
4/ Stir the green beans into the curry and simmer for 2 mins. Add the spinach in handfuls, allowing each to wilt before adding the next; simmer for 1 min. Add the lemon juice, to taste, and most of the coriander leaves. Scatter over the remaining coriander and cashews, then serve with the rice and lemon wedges.