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Coconut Egg Curry with Spinach and Cauliflower

Hard-boiled eggs simmer in a creamy, gingery coconut-tomato gravy with tender cauliflower, carrots and wilted spinach, served over fluffy basmati-style rice.

Coconut Egg Curry with Spinach and Cauliflower

Ingredients

  • 8 large400 gEggs
  • 1⅓ cups240 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 2⅓ cups560 gWater
  • 1½ tbsp20 gCanola oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1½ tbsp8 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 1½ tsp3 gGround cumin
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 1 cup200 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred
  • ½ medium head300 gCauliflowercut into small florets
  • 2 medium120 gCarrotssliced into thin coins
  • 4 cups loosely packed120 gBaby spinach
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ½ lime, juiced20 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Put the eggs in a pot, cover with cold tap water (not the listed water), bring to a boil, then cover, turn off the heat and let stand 12 minutes until fully set (160°F/71°C). Cool in cold water, peel and set aside.
  2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan bring the rice and half of the water to a boil, cover, simmer on low 15 minutes, then rest off the heat 5 minutes and fluff.
  3. Wipe out the egg pot, heat the canola oil over medium and cook the onion 6–8 minutes until golden.
  4. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute, then stir in the curry powder, turmeric and cumin for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute, then add the tomatoes-canned, coconut milk, the remaining half of the water and the salt.
  6. Add the cauliflower and carrot, bring to a simmer, cover and cook 12–15 minutes until tender.
  7. Halve the eggs lengthwise and nestle them cut side up in the curry; simmer uncovered 5 minutes to warm through.
  8. Stir in the spinach until wilted, then add the lime juice.
  9. Serve the curry over the rice, scattered with the cilantro.

Contains: Egg.

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