What veg would you say work best in a vegetable curry ?

[Lardlizard]

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I’m thinking mainly cauliflower

Mmmmm carrots, potato, sweet potato, Cauliflower, spinach. I would also have Brussel sprouts, but know they are not for everyone.

I like Cauliflower, potatoes, peas, spinach

Oh I love Brussels

I'm really enjoying making cauliflower curry at the moment.

Spinach and potato do well too.
I know not a veg, but i love chickpeas in a curry if it's non meat you're looking for?
And a lentil dhal.

Do you add nuts ?

I hate carrots in veg curry. Yes to cauliflower as it really soaks up the flavours. I also like aubergine, green beans, peppers.

Cauliflower and potatoes are my favourites.

On Saturday I did a Thai style cauliflower curry with baby corn, spring onions, leeks and french beans. That’s what I had in the fridge and it was a really good combination.

Different veg goes with different types of curries but I have found that these all work well
Mushroom and spinnach
Butternut squash
Chickpeas
Perppers

I do onion, cauliflower, potatoes, mushrooms and add some peas at the end. I love curried potatoes.

Spinach in a lentil or split pea curry, yum

@Lardlizard

Do you add nuts ?

Not really. I do add cashews to stir fries and chinese type food though. They might work in curries too.

Flaked almonds! I knew that when i get takeaway curry, it sometimes has nuts but couldn't remember what kind

Butternut Squash and spinach are lovely in a coconut curry.

Oh yeah I think that put flakes almonds on tikka Masala in some places

I do one with chickpeas, peppers, carrots, and spinach, in a tomato based sauce. I'd add in baby corn cobs if we had them in the fridge.

The only vegetable that I don’t think works well is broccoli because it’s really not nice when it goes soggy and mushy in anything that has a stew-like consistency.

I like potato, courgette, fresh spinach, dried apricot and cashew nuts.

Chickpeas too.....

Potato, sweet potato, okra, spinach. Might have to make one tonight now

Any really but a great addition is always raisins!

Green peppers and quartered tomatoes in Rogan Josh.
Potato and spinach.
Sweet potato and chickpeas.

Spinach and potato are my favourites in an Indian style curry.
I love green beans and baby corn in a green Thai curry.
Not a vegetable but I have horrid memories of apple and raisins in school dinner bright yellow curries, it had no heat or spice and just tasted sweet and slimy!

And I do an aubergine curry.

Roast a whole aubergine until flabby - there are various ways of doing this but I microwave, then grill. Allow to cool a liitle.

Finely chop a large onion. Add a good big puddle of a neutral oil yo a large saucepan or lidded saute pan and heat it up. When hot, chuck in a tsp each of cumin and fennel seeds and stir until they release their aroma then add the onions and cook gently for about 10-15 minutes until just starting to turn golden. Crush in 3-4 big garlic cloves and stir for another minute or so. Stir in a teaspoon each of ground coriander and garam masala, 1/2 teaspoon of salt (important not to skimp on this) and plenty of ground black pepper, then stir in about 3/4 of a tin of chopped tomatoes, cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes until everything starts to mingle.

Scoop the flesh out of the aubergine and roughly chop. Stir into the onion and tomato mixture and heat through for about 5 more minutes.

Serve garnished with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon, if you like. I make this for sides for 4 but could probably inhale the lot.

Cashews do work in curries. I have a meera sodha re ipe that's garnished with toasted cashews.