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Ground Turkey Keema-Style Coconut Curry with Peas

Warmly spiced ground turkey simmers with cauliflower, carrots and peas in a tomato-coconut sauce, served over fluffy brown rice.

Ground Turkey Keema-Style Coconut Curry with Peas

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 1¼ cups220 gLong-grain brown rice, dryrinsed
  • 2¼ cups520 gWater
  • 1 cup240 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • ½ medium head300 gCauliflowercut into small florets
  • 2 medium120 gCarrotsdiced
  • 1 cup150 gGreen peas, frozen
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 2 tbsp12 gCurry powder
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ½ lime, juiced20 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Bring two-thirds of the water to a boil in a small saucepan, add the brown rice, cover and simmer on low for 40 to 45 minutes until tender; rest covered off the heat.
  2. While the rice cooks, chop the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, dice the carrot and cut the cauliflower into florets.
  3. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up, until browned, about 6 minutes.
  4. Add the onion and carrot and cook 4 minutes until the onion softens. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
  5. Stir in the curry powder, cumin and turmeric and toast for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  6. Add the canned tomatoes, coconut milk, the remaining one-third of the water and the salt. Bring to a simmer.
  7. Add the cauliflower, cover and simmer 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until the cauliflower is tender and the turkey reaches 165°F (74°C).
  8. Stir in the frozen peas and simmer uncovered 3 minutes until hot and the sauce thickens.
  9. Off the heat, stir in the lime juice. Serve the curry over the brown rice, topped with the cilantro.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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