Everyone loves this cauliflower curry! This easy dinner recipe is spicy, nutritious, and ready in just over 30 minutes. win dinner.
You know that feeling when you’ve eaten too many cakes and cookies? Alex and I felt it one day, so we brainstormed and came up with the perfect antidote: this cauliflower curry. It’s easy to make and packed with good ingredients: sweet potatoes, spinach, chickpeas, cauliflower, and tomatoes. A bowl tastes positive transcendental. It is flavorful, pleasant and nutritious at the same time. And it’s become a fan favorite! When we ask readers what their favorite recipes are, cauliflower curry tops the list. Ready to cook?
Another great curry? Vegetable curry or chickpea curry
How to make Cauliflower Curry
When people ask us how to eat more veggies or start eating plant-based recipes, this is one of the recipes we share. Curries are delicious because of the incredible amount of flavor in the curry powder spice blends. They’re also a great way to eat a wide variety of nutritious vegetables without even realizing it. This Coconut Cauliflower Curry is filled with all sorts of delicious veggies: cauliflower, tomato, spinach, sweet potato and chickpeas. Covered in a curry sauce, the vegetables taste really delicious!
For this easy cauliflower and tomato curry recipe you will need these ingredients:
The basic method: chop all the vegetables. Fry the onion, sweet potato and cauliflower, then add the spices, tomatoes and coconut milk. Simmer for 10 minutes. Then add the chickpeas and spinach for a few minutes until the spinach is soft. That’s it! (If you need a coconut milk sub, head over to our Curry Coconut Milk Substitutes.)
Point: Wondering the best way to chop cauliflower? We have a video showing a trick on how to quickly cut up florets without crumbs spilling over the counter. How to cut cauliflower.
How to serve Coconut Cauliflower Curry
What is the best way to serve this Indian cauliflower curry? Here are a few ideas:
- Rice. Stack this curry on top of rice with a sprinkling of cilantro. Here’s our favorite way to make brown rice: and it’s way faster than most! Or if you have an Instant Pot, here’s our Instant Pot Brown Rice or our Instant Pot Jasmine Rice.
- well. Another way to serve this coconut milk curry is with Naan bread. Many grocery stores now carry naan; You can warm it up in the toaster for about a minute. Or if you have time, try our Garlic Naan or Vegan Naan. Use the bread to mop up all the curry sauce that’s stuck to the plate – it’s absolutely delicious!
- A spoonful of yogurt or raita. Add a few for extra topping Plain yogurt or Greek yogurt over the curry to cool it down a bit. It’s a simple twist on the traditional Indian dish called raita.
Information on warming up and storage
This Vegetable Cauliflower Curry is surprisingly easy to reheat in the microwave! We recommend reheating it in 1 minute increments, giving it a good stir each time the timer goes off (this will help heat it evenly). If you don’t have a microwave, you can also reheat it in a saucepan. Heat with the lid closed and set the heat to medium-low. If the curry seems a bit thick, feel free to add a tablespoon or two of water to loosen it up.
What is curry powder?
Did you know that curry powder is not traditionally Indian? It was actually invented by the British to approximate the spices used in Indian curries! You used the term curry refers to the complex spices used in all Indian meat and broth dishes. There are many curry powder mixes sold in stores around the world, but recipes all vary. Well, not all curry powders are the same! Many blends use ginger, garlic, and turmeric, but each blend will vary.
For this cauliflower curry we used a fancy curry powder that we got as a gift from a dear friend. This blend was an amazing blend of flavorful spices and I don’t think I’ve tasted anything more delicious! After cooking with this one, we realized that It depends on the quality of the curry powder. Find the best possible quality for this recipe. Experiment with different brands available at your grocery store until you find one you like.
What is garam masala?
Garam Masala is a more common spice blend used by Indian cooks. Garam masala is generally stronger than curry powder and can taste sweeter. This cauliflower curry recipe calls for both curry powder and garam masala. You should be able to find both at your local grocery store.
Would you like to use this curry powder?
You bought a jar of curry powder for this recipe: how do you use it? Here are some good curry recipes and soups to use:
This cauliflower curry recipe is…
Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based and without refined sugar.
The description
Everyone loves this cauliflower curry! This easy dinner recipe is spicy, nutritious, and ready in just over 30 minutes. win dinner.
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 Sweet Potato Pound (4 cups chopped)
- 1 cauliflower head (5 cups chopped)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, shared
- 2 tablespoons curry powder*
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- 28-an ounce of diced tomatoes, if possible San Marzano
- 15-oz can of whole coconut milk*
- 15-oz can of chickpeas (or 1 ½ cups cooked)
- 4 cups spinach leaves
- cilantro, for garnish
- Brown or white rice for serving
- Prepare the rice according to How to Cook White Rice, How to Cook Brown Rice, or Instant Rice.
- Chop the onion. Cut the sweet potato into small pieces (do not peel). Cut the cauliflower into florets.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, then add the sweet potato and sauté for 3 minutes. Add the cauliflower and ½ tsp kosher salt and sauté for another 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tbsp curry powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, 1 tsp cumin and ¼ tsp cayenne pepper. Add Muir Glen tomatoes and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat and simmer until cauliflower and sweet potato are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas. When the veggies are soft, add the chickpeas and 4 cups of spinach and stir until spinach has wilted, 2 minutes. Add another ½ teaspoon of kosher salt to taste, adding additional salt if needed.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with brown rice.
Remarks
*Using quality curry powder is key to creating a complex flavor in this curry. Using full-fat coconut milk is also recommended over light coconut milk as it imparts a satisfying richness.
- Category: main course
- Method: Cook
- Kitchen: Indian
Keywords: Cauliflower Curry, Curry Recipe, Vegetarian Curry
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Last update: March 2020
