Weeknight Curry
Given my love of spices and deep flavors, it's no wonder I love a good curry. It's so fun to make at home too because you can throw almost anything into that one pot meal, and it smells so good while it's simmering in your house! I looked up the definition of curry and it's a dish of meat, vegetables, etc., cooked in an Indian-style sauce of strong spices and turmeric and typically served with rice. See, even the dictionary definition says "etc"! I think you can pretty much add anything as long as there's a lot of spices and one of those spices is curry. Love that. I will continue to make it the exact way I made it in this recipe (because we loved it!) but feel free to add your own personal touches!
2 TBSP olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 lb ground meat of your choice (I used 1/2 lb ground chicken + 1/2 lb ground pork sausage)
1 can garbanzo beans or chickpeas, drained
2 TBSP chili garlic sauce
1 (28oz can) tomatoes, with juice
2 TBSP tomato paste
Dry Spices: Curry, Cumin, Oregano, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Salt, Pepper
1 cup coconut milk
Fresh cilantro for garnish
For the coconut rice:
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup brown or white rice
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
Prepare rice according to package, substituting coconut milk for water. When rice is finished cooking (times vary depending on what kind of rice you're using, so just read the box), stir in coconut flakes.
In a large simmer pan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Add onion and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally for 3 minutes. Add ground meat and continue to stir for about 3 minutes, breaking up meat with spoon into little pieces. Stir in garbanzo beans. Stir in chili garlic sauce. Stir in tomatoes and tomato paste. Mix in the dry spices (a heavy pour of each!!).
Bring pan to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and simmer for as long as you can so the flavors really develop and the curry gets thick! Right before serving, stir in the coconut milk.
Split the coconut rice into bowls and ladle curry over the top. Garnish with cilantro (and extra chili garlic sauce if you like spice as much as I do!!!).
*Makes 2 large servings
