Pumpkin Masala Curry
A warming, spicy pumpkin masala, lovingly created for Kilduff Farm by Tony and Cat of The Foraging Goat.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: curry, pumpkin, vegan, vegetarian, warming
Servings: 4
- 1 kg pumpkin (Tractor, Harlequin or Red Kuri varieties work well)
- 250 g onions, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 thumb size piece ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp nigella seeds
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cardamon pods
- a pinch of cracked black pepper
- 400 ml vegetable stock or water
- 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 200 g fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped
- Juice of half an orange
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan.
Cut the pumpkin into approximately 2cm size pieces and place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. Roast the diced pumpkin for 15 minutes.
In a large pot, cook the onions, garlic and grated ginger in the oil until soft.
Add all the dry spices to the onion mix and cook for a couple of minutes to release the flavour.
Add the orange juice, chopped fresh tomatoes and drained chickpeas and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the vegetable stock or water and tinned tomatoes, then bring to the boil. Allow to boil and reduce for 15 minutes. Season to taste.
Add the roasted pumpkin to the masala sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve with rice or naan and a spoonful of our pumpkin piccalilli on the side!
Top Top!
For an addition to the recipe, dice up chicken breasts and add to the pan at stage two.