Weeknight Vegetable Curry Over Coconut Rice
By Lisa Shanken
July 20, 2015
Weeknight Vegetable Curry Over Coconut Rice
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 14 oz can light coconut milk
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup brown rice
- ¼ tsp salt
Vegetable Curry
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 cup yellow onion sliced
- ½ cup carrots sliced thin
- ½ cup zucchini halved and sliced thin
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- ½ cup asparagus coarsely chopped
- 1 cup red cabbage coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger chopped
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- ¼ cup vegetable broth
Instructions
- In a large sauce pan, combine 1 can of coconut milk and water, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add uncooked rice, bring back to a boil, and then let simmer for 30 minutes or until all the liquid has evaporated. Season with some salt.
- Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil to a wok or large sauté pan. Heat until it becomes a clear liquid, and then add onion.
- Cook for 3 minutes or until onion starts to become translucent, and add carrots, zucchini, and broccoli.
- Cook another 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently. Next add the asparagus and cabbage and continue cooking until all vegetables just start to become tender. Transfer cooked vegetable to another bowl and set aside.
- Add remaining coconut oil and heat for a minute. Add ginger and garlic and let it cook 2 minutes. Next add the canned tomatoes, and let mixture cook on a medium simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Add in all spices and the fish sauce, and let cook another 2 minutes, stirring regularly. Add in the coconut milk and the broth and let simmer another 2 minutes.
- Add the vegetables back in, cook for 2-3 more minutes. Serve over the rice immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 647kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 19gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1672mgPotassium: 1340mgFiber: 16gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 8700IUVitamin C: 194.7mgCalcium: 200mgIron: 7mg
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Lisa Shanken
My passion is to help you live your healthiest and most harmonious life, but in a way that’s realistic and practical for you as a unique individual on this planet. My philosophy is all about “balance,” never a diet since a diet is not sustainable for life, aka Kill The Diet.
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