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One day I was craving pumpkin and tomatoes, not sure why specifically that combination, but I decided to see if I could find a recipe with that. I ended up finding a curry with both pumpkin and tomatoes and it sounded great and I decided to give it a try. This curry easily has become one of my favorite curries, the flavor blend of the different veggies and only a few spices works so well. The taste is really good. Slightly sour with a soft lemony taste thanks to the lemongrass. It’s quite easy to make, although I like to make Garlic naans next to it which does take a bit of extra time.
This recipe is based on Kay’s Pumpkin Curry Recipe. Coincidentally she’s a dutchie too.
Ingredients
- Squash/ Pumpkin – 1
- Carrots – 3
- Red Bell pepper – 1-2
- Lentils – 1 cup
- Onion – 1
- Ginger – 1 thumb sized piece
- Tomatoes – 2-3
- Low salt bouillon cubes – 2
- Coconut Milk – 1 can
- Garlic – 1 clove (optional)
- Curry powder – 4 teaspoons
- Mustard Seed Powder – 1 teaspoon
- Lemon Grass powder – 1 teaspoon
- Cumin Powder – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – to taste
- Olive Oil
You can substitute the pumpkin for 4 sweet potatoes. You can replace the tomatoes with 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato puree as well. You can serve with Garlic naans or rice.
Method
- First peel the pumpkin, slice it in two and remove the seeds. Then cut the pumpkin into small bite sized pieces. Put the pieces in a bowl and set aside. Then cut the onion, the ginger, the tomatoes and the carrots. I always slice my veggies pretty small, but you can also use bigger chunks if you prefer that.
- Now heat some oil in a wok and heat the onion and ginger. When the onion is translucent add the carrots and the tomatoes. Bake for a minute or so and then add the pumpkin. Followed by the coconut milk, a cup or so of water and the two bouillon cubes.
- Combine the spices (curry power, mustard seeds, lemon grass and cumin) in a small bowl and then add that to the curry. Stir well. Let it cook for about 15 minutes now.
- Once the curry has cooked for 15 minutes start preparing the rice or baking the naans if serving with that.
- Once everything’s done you can serve dinner 🙂
Now that is quite impressive. I would have never thought to pair those foods, but I would definitely try it because I like both. The lemony flavor would give it some zestiness I would imagine. Neat, Lola!![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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The combination of flavors really works in this dish. And the lemony flavor is really nice and gives it a distinctive taste.
Pumpkins and tomatoes huh? Definitely an interesting combination, but I’m glad you found something that mixed the two and it was good! 🙂
-Lauren![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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Not sure why I suddenly wanted that combination, but the flavors went really well together.
You combined two things I don’t eat. I’ve never tried curry, but I don’t like pumpkin. I might be the only one who doesn’t (well, DH doesn’t either, but he hates almost everything). 🙂![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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I guess this wouldn’t be a dish for you then. I really like pumpkin in general and I love curries, so the two worked well together for me.
I’m not good in cooking but my husband is great in it. Everything He does is amazing. So every time I see something that looks Yummy, I’ll show it to him. Hehe 😉![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
Thanks for sharing, Lola. We’re vegans, so this is perfect for us. 😀
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That’s nice your husband is great at cooking. I am a vegetarian, but I am pretty sure some of my dishes are vegan as well or easily adapted to vegan. I hope you give this recipe a try 🙂
I’ve now tried 3 curry dishes and I just don’t care for the taste at all. But it’s nice to make foods that you like to eat.![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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That’s too bad the taste doesn’t work for you. I’ve liked most curry dishes I tried so far, but there are some that didn’t work for me.![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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Yum! How big of a pumpkin are you using? This sounds exactly up my alley. 🙂 ~Aleen![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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I am not sure, I never measured the pumpkin. I think it’s a medium sized one? I’ve seen smaller and larger ones, but this size is most common here. I usually just buy whatever size they sell. You can always add in more carrot if you use a small pumpkin. Let me know if you give it a try!![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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Yum! I love curry! This looks fabulous and easy. Reminds me that I should make something curry tonight. 🙂![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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I hope you got to make a curry!
This is a pretty easy to make curry and the taste was exactly what I was looking for 🙂
Pumpkin and tomatoes, at first I thought that sounded like an odd combo, but then I remembered I’ve eaten spaghetti with zucchini in it and tomato sauce, so I guess it’s not so odd afterall lol. This sounds good! Glad you found a recipe you like so much 🙂 Btw, sorry I haven’t been able to visit all your posts, I’ve just been feeling even worse this week :-/![My Profile](http://lolasreviews.com/wp-content/plugins/commentluv/images/littleheartplus.png)
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I know it does sound like a bit of a weird combo at first, but it really worked in this curry. I tried leaving out the tomato once as I forgot to buy it, but it totally ruined the taste. Luckily I had some tomato paste left to add to the dish and save the taste.
No worries, I know sometimes it’s not possible to visit blogs as much as we would like. I haven’t been able to do as much blog visiting and commenting either recently, due to being so busy.
I am sorry to hear you’ve been feeling even worse this week 🙁