FOR 2 PEOPLE
Ingredients
10 baby new potatoes
4 tbsp cashew nuts
1 can of coconut cream
1 tsp cumin powder
4 cloves of garlic
4 tsp of mild curry powder
2 shallots
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
1/2 pack of swiss chard
1/2 cube of vegetable stock
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 pinches of ground pepper
2 pinches of sea salt
Method
- Wash all ingredients. Peel & mince the garlic & shallots, roughly chop the swiss chard & halve the potatoes.
- Place the seeds & nuts in a frying pan. Cook them without oil over a medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove when they’re golden & fragrant. Set aside.
- Return the same pan or a wok to the hob. Heat over medium high heat, then add the oil, garlic & shallot. Cook for 3 minutes or until softened. Stir to avoid burning.
- Add the potatoes, curry powder, cumin, salt & pepper, and crumble the stock cube in. Toss around for 1 - 2 minutes until the potatoes are fully coated in the mix.
- Add boiling water until the potatoes are just about covered. Boil for 15 minutes over a high heat.
- Add the chard & the coconut cream. Mix well & cook for another 5 minutes over medium heat.
Check that the potatoes are thoroughly cooked. Remove from the heat, serve in a bowl, and add the cashew & seed mix over the curry. Serve with warm pita bread.
The Gut Stuff™ “Vegan Curry" recipe was developed alongside personalised recipe recommendation app, Mucho, as part of a campaign to put the spotlight on gut health.
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Why is vegan curry so good for the gut?
- Contains shallots: high in probiotics, essential for gut health
- Chard is extremely nutrient dense, and hosts a number of antioxidants that are powerful at fighting inflammation in the digestive tract, and contains a heap of dietary fibre
- Cumin aids digestion by increasing digestive protein activity
- Coconut milk assists in diminishing and eradicating “bad bacteria” in the gut. Also packed all of electrolytes and good fats which nourish the digestive lining.