Recipe: Vegetable Peanut Curry

January 21, 2025Recipes

Looking for a vibrant and flavorful meal?  This Vegetable Peanut Curry is an Indian-inspired dish packed with nutritious vegetables like sweet potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, and spinach. It’s the perfect addition to your dinner rotation, offering a beautiful balance of nutty, sweet, and spicy flavors.  With a total cooking time of just 35 minutes, it can be a great option if you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet or simply want to incorporate more veggies into your meals.  Give it a try—you won’t be disappointed!

Vegetable Peanut Curry

Serves 5

Ingredients:

• 1 C uncooked rice
• 2 C water
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium sweet potato, chopped
• 1/3 C chopped onion
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 oz) can lite coconut milk
• 1/3 C creamy peanut butter
• 1 Tbsp sriracha sauce
• 1 Tbsp red curry paste
• 1/2 Tbsp ginger paste or fresh grated ginger
• 2 (15 oz) cans chickpeas, drained
• 1 (5-10 oz) bag spinach
• Salt, to taste
• Cilantro for garnish, to taste

Directions:

1. Prepare the rice using your preferred method.
2. Add the olive oil to a large pan along with the chopped sweet potato, onion, and bell pepper. Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the onion is softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
3. Stir in the diced tomatoes, coconut milk, peanut butter, Sriracha, curry paste, and grated ginger. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sweet potatoes start to soften, about 8-10 minutes.
4. Stir in the spinach and chickpeas. Cook until the sweet potatoes are fork tender and the spinach is wilted, about 3-5 minutes. Season with salt if needed.
5. Serve over rice and garnish with cilantro if desired.

Tips:

• For a more medium to hot spice level, add one or two extra tablespoons of siracha. For minimal to no spice, you could also skip the sriracha.
• For a crunchy texture, add some chopped peanuts to garnish.