Pumpkin Curry With Coconut Rice

I have a serious fondness for curry dishes.  The warmth and the variety of the flavors in both curry powder and garam masala make me very happy.  Though I never ate Indian cuisine or curry dishes as a child, curry has become a true comfort food for me in my adult years.

My pumpkin curry with coconut rice has a second layer of creamy, delicious comfort with the addition of coconut rice. The coconut milk in the recipe lends a bit of sweetness to the dish and balances the spicy curry and garam masala spices.  (If you are grain-free, you could use quinoa or millet instead of rice.)

This curry dish is super easy to make.  So simple, in fact, that my 8 year old did most of the work while I recorded the ingredients and amounts for this post!  The flavor is mild enough that even my oldest, who claims not to like curry dishes, ate it without complaint.

Here’s the recipe!

Pumpkin Curry with Coconut Rice

2014-08-15 19:01:57

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Ingredients

1. For The Pumpkin Curry
2. 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
3. 1 15 oz can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
4. 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
5. 1/2 cup of canned coconut milk (unsweetened, full fat)
6. 1/2 cup chicken broth
7. 2 Tbs arrowroot powder
8. 2 tsp salt
9. 1/2 tsp pepper
10. 3 tsp garam masala
11. 2 tsp curry powder
12. For The Coconut Rice
13. 2 cups rice (I use basmati)
14. 3 cups chicken broth
15. 1 cup coconut milk
16. 2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Bring the salt and liquid ingredients for the coconut rice to a boil and add the rice.
2. Turn the heat to low and cover the rice while it cooks for 15 minutes.
3. While the rice cooks, combine the ingredients for the pumpkin curry in a large pot.
4. Cook the pumpkin curry ingredients over medium heat until the mixture thickens, stirring often. (About 20 minutes)
5. Combine the rice and pumpkin curry in the large pot and serve OR keep them separate and spoon the curry over the rice like a sauce.

Notes

1. All of the chicken stock can be replaced with water or vegetable stock if you are following a vegetarian diet or don't have any healthy, homemade stock on hand.

By Allison Goines

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