Guyanese Style Seven Curry and Parsad 🇬🇾 🇬🇾

curry powder

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: generic curry powder

Homemade blends can be tailored for flavor and health.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are often less expensive and cook faster.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor while being a healthier fat.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale and collard greens are nutritious and often cheaper.

Melt 1 pound of butter in a pan.

Add raisins to the melted butter and fry for a couple of minutes, then set aside.

Mix 1 pound of all-purpose flour into the butter until it changes color.

Prepare the liquid mixture by adding 2 cups of whole milk, 2 tins of carnation milk, 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon clove, and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder in a pot and bring to a boil.

Add 1 pound of sugar to the liquid mixture and mix well.

Combine the milk mixture with the flour and butter mixture, stirring continuously until it thickens into parsad.

Set the parsad aside once cooked.

Start cooking the spinach by sautéing chopped onions, garlic, and hot pepper in oil, then add spinach and season with salt and black pepper, cooking until wilted.

Set the spinach aside after cooking.

For the pumpkin curry, sauté chopped onions, garlic, and hot pepper, then add pumpkin, black pepper, salt, and 2 tablespoons of sugar, cover and cook until tender.

Set the pumpkin curry aside after cooking.

For the eggplant curry, sauté chopped onions, garlic, and hot pepper, then add a curry paste made of curry powder, masala, and jeera, followed by eggplant, and season with salt, adding water to help it cook.

Set the eggplant curry aside after cooking.

For the potato and chickpea curry, sauté chopped onions, garlic, and hot pepper, then add the same curry paste, followed by diced potatoes and chickpeas, season with salt, and add water as needed to cook.

Set the potato and chickpea curry aside once cooked.

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