This recipe comes from the Whitewater Cooks cookbook and is delectable as a soup or stew. Pronounced y-meer and named for a mountain peek in the West Kootenays here in BC. I’ve made this meal a number of times and loved it each time. I took a pot’s worth with me to our cabin this last weekend.
Ymir Curry Bowl
- 3 medium Potatoes, diced
- 2 Yams, peeled and diced
- 2 Onions, diced
- 3 Carrots, diced
- 1 tbsp Garlic, minced or grated
- 1 tbsp Ginger, minced or grated
- 1 Red Pepper, diced
- 1 tbsp Red Curry Paste (you can make your own)
- 2 tsp Garam Masala
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Galangal Root (or more ginger)
- 1 stalk Lemongrass, white tender parts smashed and chopped finely or left in 1 large removable piece
- 3 Kaffir Lime Leaves
- 1 tbsp Fish Sauce (use Tamari to make vegan)
- juice and zest from 2 Limes
- 3 cans Coconut Milk
- Stock or Water
- 2 cups cooked Chickpeas
- 4 tbsp Cilantro, chopped
- Chop potatoes and yams and set aside.
- Chop onions, carrots and red pepper and minced garlic and ginger. Heat oil in large soup pot over medium heat. Sauté onions, carrots, pepper, garlic and ginger until soft.
- Add curry paste, garam masala and cumin. Add potatoes, yam, galangal root and lemongrass. Sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add lime leaves, fish sauce, lime zest and juice, coconut milk and enough stock or water to cover. Simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Add chickpeas and cook for 10 more minutes.
- Serve on it’s own or over rice with cilantro.
This is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of when I asked for some vegan inspiration. Yippee!
Mmmm we just had this for our tea, thanks for the recipe- it’s ages since I made a thai curry. I have to ask though, do your kids eat all the yummy things you make? Mine aren’t *that* fussy but recently they’ve been rejecting just about everything I make. I’ve given up trying to please them and I just please myself (and usually Joel too)! They both wrinkled up their noses at this and just ate the rice ;(
My kids do eat most of what we make. Lily’s actually been trying food she’s always disliked, like red pepper, and finding that she likes it now. I’m finding Leif a bit more picky these days. I’m surprised they didn’t eat this! It’s so rich and creamy!
I’ve always wanted to approach meals with little issue. Sure we talk a lot about food and how good it tastes and what we love about it but I don’t want to make a big deal if they aren’t eating something. That said, if I notice that rice or bread is the only thing being eaten in a meal, then I’m usually inclined to leave it out the next time I make it. Of course without word about it. My kids wont starve and once they try food, often discover that they actually like it. I make a lot of new meals but then make sure I make those meals over and over afterwards and then they become normal staples the kids are used to seeing.
Lily’s always disliked red pepper, which was fine with me because I loved cleaning up any left on her plate but now she’s being trying it and actually liking it! She had a red mouth from eating so much when we were at the cabin. I don’t know what got her to try but she did it on her own and I’m so glad!
Kinda offtopic but… I always thought that eating without dairy and meat made it easier for Lily to taste and in turn enjoy less rich and fatty plant foods. I still think this way now that we don’t turn down a little dairy in something and occasionally eat some meat. I cringe when I hear people talking about having to make kraft dinner (or whatever) for their kids because they won’t eat anything else. I think- stop making (and more importantly BUYING) the kraft dinner and give them a chance to eat the food that you’re eating yourself. They will eat it if it’s the choice and it becomes common enough.