Vegetable Thai red curry

Vegetable Thai red curry

Turn sinful curry into a favourite supper once more, with clever ideas on how to cut the fat content

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Method

  1. Put the curry paste and coconut cream in a pan and cook over a low heat until it starts to bubble. Add the milk slowly and bring to a simmer. Add the squash and cook for 5 minutes then add the broccoli and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Finally, add the cherry tomatoes for 2 minutes.
  2. Check the squash is tender and then squeeze in the lime and season with fish sauce.
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Making it healthier

Coconut cream is the fat culprit in most Thai curries. To keep the flavour but cut the fat, use a tbsp of coconut cream and make up the liquid with skimmed milk. Use soya milk in place of skimmed milk if you prefer.

PER SERVING

148 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 18.2g, fat 4.5 g, saturated fat 2.8g, fibre 3.8g, salt 1.1 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2011.

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  • 01 March 2011

    Jollimeme rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Unfortunately when the milk reached simmering point it curdled. I scooped out the rubberised bits and carried on with the recipe. I needed to cook the butternut squash a lot longer than 5 minutes for it to soften enough to add the rest of the veggies. Despite all that it turned out fine and I would give it 10/10 for flavour and would definitely make it again.

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  • 08 March 2011

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good - I used Carrot instead of squash and it needed at least 7 minutes cooking time. I found the mixture curdled as well.

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  • 29 May 2011

    Catvideo commented on this recipe

    This tasted great- mine split when I added the lime juice but will definately try again

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  • 29 May 2011

    Catvideo rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 15 June 2011

    SusanB commented on this recipe

    Will definitely use this recipe - but instead of lime which splits the creamed coconut I will use Lime Leaves which give a very authenic taste to any Thai curry.

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  • 12 October 2011

    Juliet commented on this recipe

    I am going to make this but using coconut milk instead of the skimmed milk.

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  • 16 October 2011

    Tricky commented on this recipe

    Not sure if it will work for this dish, but when I'm cooking Indian curries with dairy products and acidic ingredients like lemon/lime juice I find that adding a little ground almond can prevent them from curdling.

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  • 16 October 2011

    Tricky commented on this recipe

    Not sure if it will work for this dish, but when I'm cooking Indian curries with dairy products and acidic ingredients like lemon/lime juice I find that adding a little ground almond can prevent them from curdling.

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  • 06 February 2012

    isapple rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Hmm. Not too impressed. I used coconut milk instead of regular and I don't know whether that's the reason but it came out extremely runny. Butternut squash did indeed take a lot longer than 5 minutes to cook. And I followed the above suggestion of adding a little ground almond but the liquid still split when I added the lime. All in all I wouldn't bother with it again.

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    03 April 2012

    LAW commented on this recipe

    Adding fish sauce to season would make this recipe no longer suitable suitable for vegetarians!

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  • 18 June 2012

    FrogInEngland commented on this recipe

    I tried this recipe tonight and absolutely loved it! I did not have any brocoli so I put some courgettes instead and it worked fine. I added two fresh green chili and a good teaspoon of chili powder, to give a nice kick to this curry. It is a must-try, it's tasty, quick, cheap and colourful. A winner.

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  • 28 September 2012

    Coeliac_Girl89 commented on this recipe

    Looking forward to trying the recipe but will use Lime leaves instead of juice to hopfully prevent the milk splitting, also using fish sauce would mean that this is NO LONGER Veggie, so for those cooking for vegetarians be aware that you will have to leave out the fish sauce.

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  • 05 October 2012

    French Sonya rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Using kaffir lime leaves instead of lime juice definitely works & gives a more authentic flavour. You can always squeeze lime juice over at the end with some chopped fresh coriander... Useful & simple mid-week cooking - will def do again!

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  • 30 November 2012

    Anusha rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Used coconut milk, also added dry lemon grass powder and red chillies for extra zing. came out well.

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  • 15 February 2013

    selinaa rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp red Thai curry paste
  • 1 tbsp coconut cream
  • 300ml skimmed milk
  • ¼ butternut squash , peeled, seeded and cut into cubes
  • 6 baby button mushrooms
  • ½ small head broccoli , cut into florets
  • 6 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 lime , halved
  • fish sauce (to season)
  • steamed rice , to serve
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PER SERVING

148 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 18.2g, fat 4.5 g, saturated fat 2.8g, fibre 3.8g, salt 1.1 g

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