Fragrant Veggie Curry | Jamie Oliver

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

mixed vegetables

🥗Healthier: fresh vegetables

💰Cheaper: frozen vegetables

Frozen vegetables are often more affordable and equally nutritious.

Preheat the oven to 190-200 degrees Celsius.

Prepare a tray for roasting vegetables and add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and a heaped teaspoon of Madras spice paste.

Mix the oil and spice paste together to coat the vegetables.

Add salt to the mixture.

Chop the parsnip in half, then into quarters, and then into bite-sized chunks; add to the tray.

Chop the carrots in half and then into chunks; add to the tray.

Chop the courgette into chunks and add to the tray.

Chunk the butternut squash and add to the tray, leaving the skin on.

Add 6 florets of frozen cauliflower to the tray and mix everything together.

Roast the vegetables in the oven for 45-50 minutes until golden.

While the vegetables are roasting, heat a big pan on medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Finely chop a thumb-sized piece of ginger and a thumb-sized piece of garlic and add them to the pan.

Stir the ginger and garlic in the oil until they start to brown.

Add 2 tablespoons of mango chutney to the pan and let it caramelize a bit.

Add a can of chopped tomatoes to the pan and bring to a boil, then season with salt.

Pour in a can of coconut milk and bring the sauce to a boil, then remove from heat.

Prepare the cheats naan bread by mixing 2 builders mugs of self-raising flour with 1 mug of cold water.

Add salt and a little oil to the mixture and stir with a fork until it becomes a thick dough.

Knead the dough by hand, adding flour if it's too sticky, until it becomes elastic.

Add oil to the surface and the dough to prevent sticking, then spread the dough out.

Prepare the filling by cooking frozen spinach in a pan with spices like cloves and cinnamon, and finely sliced spring onions or leeks.

Mix the cooked spinach with half a pack of feta cheese and place it in the center of the dough.

Fold the dough over the filling and shape it into a flatbread.

Cook the naan bread in a non-stick pan for 10 minutes on each side or bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and crisp.

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