Pumpkin curry with chickpeas

Pumpkin curry with chickpeas

A veggie dinner party dish which stands alone as a vegan main course or as a complex side dish perfect served with spiced roast meat or fish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Can be frozen if using vegetable stock

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a sauté pan, then gently fry the curry paste with the onions, lemongrass, cardamom and mustard seed for 2-3 mins until fragrant. Stir the pumpkin or squash into the pan and coat in the paste, then pour in the stock and coconut milk. Bring everything to a simmer, add the chickpeas, then cook for about 10 mins until the pumpkin is tender. The curry can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.
  2. Squeeze the juice of one lime into the curry, then cut the other lime into wedges to serve alongside. Just before serving, tear over mint leaves, then bring to the table with the lime wedges and warm naan breads.
Try

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Using mashed hubbard squash to top a cottage or shepherd's pie.

PER SERVING

293 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 26g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 10g, salt 1.32 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2008.

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  • 14 October 2008

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice - even my boyfriend enjoyed and he really turned his nose up when I suggested pumpkin curry.

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  • 17 October 2008

    Barney commented on this recipe

    Thanks Beth. This is one of those dishes that actually gets better after a day or two so is perfect for preparing ahead and also a great one to freeze. Bx

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  • 22 October 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was gorgeous, I made my own yellow curry paste as my local supermarket didn't have any and being veggie I didn't want any fish ingredients in it anyway. I have never eaten pumpkin before and was really surprised at how delicious it is. I will definitely be making it again.

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  • 22 October 2008

    DroghedaAndrew rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really an excellent use of ingredients...we made double, then with what was left over blitzed the rest and then the next time enjoyed pumpkin curry soup in front of the fire. Cheers!

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  • 24 October 2008

    katyrouth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I couldn't get hold of yellow thai curry paste, so used red and it still tasted great!

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  • Binder photo Liz

    25 October 2008

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I couldn't get the squash to really soften up so in the end I mashed it with a potato masher which was great as it made the consistency nice and thick.

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  • 28 October 2008

    Barney commented on this recipe

    Thanks again, katyrouth, there isn't that much difference between red and yellow curry paste anyway apart from some turmeric which you can add yourself. Bx

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  • 28 October 2008

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy and a great dish for vegetarians. I made it several days before and the flavours really mellowed. Stirred a little spinach thru at the last minute and served with a cucumber raita. Delicious!

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  • 10 November 2008

    Barney commented on this recipe

    I made this again on the weekend and put some blanched, squeezed and chopped fresh spinach thru it at the end which worked really well. Thanks Elaine bx

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  • Binder photo Di

    10 November 2008

    Di rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made for friends they loved it we love it I am now going to try it with spinach as well. Didn't think of tumeric to make it yellow as used red thai paste but it was a beautiful colour. Thanks to all above.

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  • 12 November 2008

    Lacath rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made it from the magazine where the recipe title includes the word "spinach" and was very surprised not to meet any spinach in the list of ingredients... I decided to serve this excellent pumpkin curry with sauteed spinach (just wilted in a drop of olive oil) because I had already bought the spinach, and it was absolutely fabulous, to the point that I would not make this curry again without the spinach! A 5 star curry! Cath

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  • 11 December 2008

    Lorraine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A friend gave me a pumpkin from her allotment so I made some soup and this recipe for both of us. We loved it and she was delighted her produce was put to such good use. I've asked her for her other pumpkin in exchange for the leftovers which I froze, so I can make the curry for a large family gathering over the Christmas holiday. I'm hoping she grows pumpkins again next year.

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  • 08 February 2009

    fadi commented on this recipe

    I had a bitter taste . Thought that it is coming from the chickpeas. could it be.?

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  • 15 March 2009

    harvey22 commented on this recipe

    Ive made this several times also using sweet potatoes....Yummy very tasty

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  • 03 June 2009

    shelleybobbins rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    i just made this using jap pumpkin and added some moist coconut flakes and it is delicious. i love chickpeas anyway but this is one of the few things i have really enjoyed pumpkin in!!

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  • 04 August 2009

    weeble cooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! I used a can of coconut evaporated milk.

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  • 26 September 2009

    Apple commented on this recipe

    I tried this but to make it healthier I bypassed the coconut milk and used skimmed milk - it was thoroughly enjoyed by all and all bar preparing the pumpkin was super quick

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  • 26 September 2009

    Apple rated this recipe

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  • 19 October 2009

    Chips rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Really nice. Love the combination.

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  • 22 October 2009

    Mums Kitchen commented on this recipe

    My son's girlfriend is vegetarian and I thought I'd better venture away from the usual pizza or pasta that I dish up for her! This is absolutely delicious, even enjoyed by my extremely carniverous son. The only thing I changed was to use Barts lemon grass paste instead of fresh, as I already had an open jar in the fridge. I'm sure this is going to be a regular dish at our house.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Can be frozen if using vegetable stock

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 3 tbsp Thai yellow curry paste
  • 2 onions , finely chopped
  • 3 large stalks lemongrass , bashed with the back of a knife
  • 6 cardamom pods
  • 1 tbsp mustard seed
  • 1 piece pumpkin or a small squash (about 1kg)
  • 250ml vegetable stock
  • 400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
  • 400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
  • 2 limes
  • large handful mint leaves
  • naan bread , to serve
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PER SERVING

293 kcalories, protein 9g, carbohydrate 26g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 0g, sugar 10g, salt 1.32 g

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