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A black bowl filled with coconut curry sauce, hinting at a quick easy beef curry, surrounded by garlic, onion, spices, and a cloth on a wooden surface.
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Coconut Curry Sauce Recipe

Coconut Curry Sauce - a creamy, coconut-ty base curry sauce, made to the heat level of your choice. I like to keep this in the freezer in single portions so it’s quick to defrost and use.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Coconut Recipe Ideas, Curry Sauce
Servings: 4
Author Nicky Corbishley

Ingredients

  • 1 onion peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 3 tbsp ghee or oil
  • 3 tbsp curry powder mild, medium or hot, according to your preference
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1.5 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 400 ml (1+2/3) cups passata
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée paste
  • 1 x 400ml (14fl oz) can full-fat coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp desiccated (shredded) coconut

Instructions

  • Add the onion, garlic and ginger to a food processor and blend to a paste.
    1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tsp minced ginger
  • Heat the ghee or oil in a large frying pan (skillet) over a high heat. Add the onion mixture and fry for 3–4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown at the edges.
    3 tbsp ghee or oil
  • Reduce the heat to medium, then add the curry powder, cinnamon, paprika, tamarind, salt and pepper. Stir together and cook for 1 minute.
    3 tbsp curry powder, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1.5 tsp paprika, 1 tsp tamarind paste, 3/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • Add the passata, tomato purée, coconut milk and desiccated coconut. Stir and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
    400 ml (1+2/3) cups passata, 2 tbsp tomato purée, 1 x 400ml (14fl oz) can full-fat coconut milk, 3 tbsp desiccated (shredded) coconut

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Notes

Nutritional information is per serving, based on this recipe serving 4 people.

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 548mg | Potassium: 924mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1078IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 7mg

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