Green Tomato Curry
Sweet or spicy, this flexible curry sauce base is perfect for an easy lunch or dinner. This makes about 6 cups of curry sauce base, which can be served as-is over rice or stretched out by adding veggies and/or meats of your choice.
Ingredients
Curry Base:
- 3 lbs. cubed green tomatoes (no peeling or coring needed)
- 1 yellow onion coarsely chopped
- ¼ cup butter or non-dairy butter
- 4 Tbsp curry powder (see note)
- 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp red chili flakes
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup brown sugar (increase to 1/3 cup for sweeter version)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp table salt
Meal Time:
- 1 to 2 Thai chili peppers (optional, for spicy version)
- Potatoes diced
- Carrots diced
- COOKED Chicken or Pork diced (optional)
Instructions
- Heat butter on medium in a Dutch Oven or similar heavy-bottomed pot until it is melted.
- Sauté onions in butter until translucent, about ten minutes.
- Stir in curry powder and cumin. Cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Add cubed tomatoes, red chili flakes, water, brown sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Stir.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, and give it a stir occasionally.
- Remove the lid and let simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Use an immersion blender to get curry to your preferred consistency. ** Wear an apron! The turmeric in the curry powder will stain things if it splatters!
- At this point, you can put the curry sauce base in the fridge for several days or freeze in blocks in the freezer for future meals.
Meal Time!
- Start rice, if you are making this as a side.
- Boil and drain your cubed potatoes, carrots, and/or other root veggies. Cook your meats of choice, if including. Fried tofu cubes might be good too. This is a great use for leftover veggies, just pull them out of the fridge and pour them into the pot.
- Thaw the curry sauce in a saucepan if it was frozen. Heat just barely to a simmer, not to a full boil. Add a Thai Chili or two, if you want it spicy.
- Stir all the pre-cooked goodies into the curry sauce. Let simmer for ten or fifteen minutes to let the flavors meld.
Notes
Curry powder is not actually a spice, it is a spice blend. Each brand has slightly different ingredients, so try several and find your favorite. Ask friends if you can try their curry powder. You can even make your own custom blend! Here is a good starting recipe from Minimalist Baker.
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