Vegan Plantain Curry
This deliciously flavourful plantain curry is perfect for weeknight dinners. The whole dish can be on the table in about 30 minutes. Serve it over your favourite rice, quinoa or a bed of greens.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 6
Author: Deryn Macey
- 1 tbsp coconut oil for frying
- 2 shallots finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 red pepper de-seeded and sliced
- 1 red chilli de-seeded and diced (substitute 1 jalepeno or omit if sensitive to spice)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 6 large fresh tomatoes stems removed and roughly chopped
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme finely chopped
- 3 plantains sliced
- 1 cup canned black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed 200 g
- 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed 200 g
- 3/4 cup vegetable stock 200 ml
- juice of 1 lime
- salt and pepper to taste
Add 1 tbsp of coconut oil into a large pot on medium heat (use a splash of water or both to make this recipe oil-free). Add the shallots, garlic, chili, cumin, nutmeg, cinnamon and stir together, then allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
Now, add in the thyme, peppers, chopped tomatoes and plantain and stir to combine. Allow to cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour in the stock, black eyed peas, chickpeas and the juice of a lime. Simmer oven medium heat for 10-15 minutes until the plantain is tender.
Serve over basmati rice.
Serving: 1g | Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 469mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 40g