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slow-cooker cauliflower, carrot and green bean korma

17 October 2015 by Dominic Franks

… The Viking and I have taken to our sickbeds.  It’s not often that both of us get ill at the same time but in some ways it’s quite sweet because neither of us can claim that they are more ill and both of us are being extra-specially nice and helpful to the other… but still not much is being done, it’s just a lot of laying around and drinking tomato soup.  At times like this I think that more than 24 hours in the same bed-sheets is a recipe for cyclical germ-spreading, so I opened the bedroom windows, forced us out of bed and down into the living room and in a move of what I like to think of as monumental heroism, I dragged my tired and flu-ravaged arse into the kitchen to make curry.  It’s all done in the slow-cooker so all I actually have to do is bung in the ingredients and let it do the work.  With The Viking laid flat with a feverish flu and me with more of an old-fashioned cold I wanted something strong enough that I could taste but mild enough not to knock the socks off us both… and so I thought the classic Korma a perfect option.  I’ve always adored the mild and nutty Korma but of course it’s fallen out of favour recently but I think it’s high time for a revival…

slow-cooker cauliflower, carrot and green bean korma
this recipe is inspired by the wonderful recipe for chicken korma in Miss South’s brilliant homage to the slow cooker, Slow Cooked.  If you don’t have a slow-cooker yet and have been thinking about purchasing one then this is the book that will help you be creative and ensure that you’re not just turning out a series of tasty brown sludge.  I’ve obviously adapted the recipe to make it vegetarian and have made the humble cauliflower the star of the show.  The cauliflower works really well in the slow-cooker and i’ve treated it is exactly the same way as Miss South treats the chicken so it’s packed with flavour and beautifully rich… oh and I can’t tell you how glorious the aroma was that filled the house this weekend.  It made us both feel so much more alive.

1 medium cauliflower – cut into florets
5cm piece of fresh ginger – peeled and grated
2 cloves of garlic – peeled and grated
100ml TOTAL Greek yoghurt
5 or 6 chantray carrots – sliced lengthways
100g green beans
2 medium onions – peeled and chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
2 tablespoons ground almonds
200ml coconut milk
1 tablespoon ghee or butter
2 teaspoons Garam Masala

place the yoghurt and stir in the grated ginger and garlic plus half a teaspoon ground tumeric and some salt and pepper then tip in the cauliflower florets and stir it all together using your hands – cover with cling film and place in the fridge for as long as possible, if not overnight

to make the sauce for the Korma, puree the onions using a hand blender along with about 2 tablespoons of water so that it’s thick enough to scoop not pour – add the chilli flakes and coriander seeds at the end to break them up a bit

once you’re ready to cook the curry, tip the cauliflower into slow-cooker, cover with the onion and spice mix and sprinkle the ground almonds over them, stir it all together well along with the remaining turmeric, then pour the coconut milk into the crock and add the ghee or butter

put the lid on and cook on low for 8 hours, about 30 mins before the dish is ready add the garam masala over it all

serve with some curried potatoes or rice

i’m linking this dish to the brilliant slow-cooked challenge co-hosted by Janice from Farmersgirl Kitchen and Lucy the Baking Queen

as this dish has green beans in it, i’m linking it to Eat Your Greens hosted by Shaheen at A2K

and finally i’m linking it to the Extra Veg link-up…founded by Michelle from Utterly Scrummy and Helen from Fuss Free Flavours and hosted this month by Kate from Veggie Desserts

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  1. Felicity says

    17 October 2015 at 4:24 pm

    Oh, no! Get well soon, both of you. Should I pop round with some calves foot jelly and beef tea? No, on second thoughts, stick with the curry, it looks delicious. xx

  2. Sue/the view from great island says

    17 October 2015 at 7:56 pm

    Feel better guys! I think this korma should do the trick, it sounds wonderful!

  3. belleau kitchen says

    18 October 2015 at 9:57 am

    mmm… calves foot jelly, The Viking will love that!

  4. belleau kitchen says

    18 October 2015 at 9:58 am

    thank you x

  5. Janice Pattie says

    18 October 2015 at 5:43 pm

    Yes, Miss South's book is so good, I'm always looking at it for inspiration, so much good sense in there. Hope you both feel better soon, a good curry is always a help when you have the cold and thanks for thinking of the Slow Cooked Challenge when you were not feeling too good X

  6. belleau kitchen says

    18 October 2015 at 6:06 pm

    thanks honey… always thinking of you! ;0)

  7. Jayanthi Sindhiya says

    19 October 2015 at 4:11 am

    This looks so good

  8. belleau kitchen says

    19 October 2015 at 5:46 am

    Thank you. It was rather lovely!

  9. Magnolia Verandah says

    19 October 2015 at 7:46 am

    I know just how you feel, but this korma has got just the right spices in it to pep you both up I am sure. Looks great!

  10. belleau kitchen says

    19 October 2015 at 2:06 pm

    thanks honey… the spices certainly help you taste stuff!

  11. Charlie @ The Kitchen Shed says

    19 October 2015 at 7:36 pm

    My husband and I always eat curry when we are under the weather, great for clearing the sinuses! 😉 This looks like a fab recipe, I love anything that I can put together in the slow cooker. One for me to try for sure!

  12. belleau kitchen says

    20 October 2015 at 5:47 am

    Thanks. You're so right. Curry lifts the soul!

  13. Lucy Allen says

    20 October 2015 at 8:52 am

    Your korma looks delicious, so much veg I am sure it will help you to feel better soon. it just goes to show that vegetables don't go mushy in the slow cooker which I think a lot of people think! Thanks for joining in with the Slow Cooked Challenge 🙂

  14. Karen S Booth says

    21 October 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Get well soon you both – I hope you are both better now! This looks wonderful and I do love a drop of cauliflower too!

  15. Kate Hackworthy says

    22 October 2015 at 3:21 pm

    This sounds amazing. I bet the slow cooker made those flavours sing. Thanks for entering #ExtraVeg and I hope you're feeling better.

  16. Choclette Blogger says

    24 October 2015 at 11:47 am

    Ooh you brave soul Dom. I hope it worked and knocked you both back into shape. It sounds delicious and I really really want some – not the flue though!

  17. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    29 October 2015 at 8:40 pm

    Looks like a perfect healing bowl of goodness! I hope it worked its magic x
    Good to have a slow cook book recommendation. I have been looking for a new one, but wasn't sure which was worth the money…. Thanks for the suggestion….

  18. Shaheen says

    2 November 2015 at 7:41 am

    Hoping your feeling much better now and rally do appreciate this slow cooked vegetarian cauliflower Korma.

  19. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    2 November 2015 at 10:10 am

    I love cauliflower in all its forms and I think that a gentle korma must have been very healing. Thanks for sharing with #extraveg

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