Green Curry

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb potato
• 1 lb green beans
• 3/4 lb zucchini
• 1 lb spinach
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 lbs onions
• 10 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons turmeric, ground
• 1 tablespoon coriander, ground
• 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
• 4 tablespoons green chilies, chopped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 scrub or peel the potatoes, quarter them lengthwise, and slice thickly. boil in salted water for 5 minutes only, drain and set aside.
• 2 trim the green beans and cut them into 1-inch pieces.
• 3 boil them in salted water for 5 minutes, drain, and set aside.
• 4 slice the zucchini rather thickly, boil them in salted water for 3 to 4 minutes only, drain, and set aside.
• 5 wash and coarsely chop the spinch and set it aside.
• 6 melt the butter in a large pot.
• 7 halve and thickly slice the onions and crush or mince the garlic, and saute them in the butter until the onions begin to color.
• 8 then add the turmeric, coriander, cumin, hot paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cinnamon, and salt.
• 9 stir this mixture over a medium flame for a few minutes, then add the prepared vegetables, the ginger, green chilis, lemon juice, and water.
• 10 stir all the vegetables and spices together throughly and simmer, stirring again frequently, until most of the water is gone and the vegetables are just tender.
• 11 serve with plain rice pilau, or chapati; along with yogurt and raita.