Recipe: vegan meatballs with turmeric pumpkin curry

We previously wrote about Garden Gourmet’s new plant-based mince, and this time we turned it into balls. That turned out really well! Very relaxing, too—a few minutes of hands-on work at your kitchen counter…

Better than Ikea

Those little balls hold their shape incredibly well, even while frying. The list of ingredients on the package of the ‘mince’ isn’t shockingly long or incomprehensible, and with a few easy additions you can quickly put a healthy and incredibly tasty meal on the table. We never get enough of curries, so after the Thai-inspired one from last time, here’s a riff on an Indian curry.

How to make vegan pumpkin curry with Incredible Mince

• Use your hands to shape the mince into balls, slightly smaller than a ping-pong ball.
• Place a small frying pan over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Fry the balls in it for about 8 minutes, turning them regularly until nicely browned and cooked through, then turn off the heat.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the pumpkin cubes to the sauté pan. Fry, turning regularly, for 10 minutes until you see nice brown edges and the cubes are cooked through.
• Scoop them out of the pan onto a large plate and set aside for a moment.
• Turn the heat to low, add another small splash of oil to the same sauté pan if necessary, and sauté the onion in it for 5 minutes until translucent.
• Add the garlic, fry for another minute, then add the turmeric and curry powder to the pan.
• Crumble in the half stock cube.
• Continue frying for 1 more minute, then pour in the coconut milk.
• Stir carefully, then return the pumpkin cubes to the pan.
• Continue cooking over low heat for 2 minutes, add the balls to the sauté pan and heat them through for another minute.
• Place the couscous in deep plates, spoon the curry over it with a ladle, and sprinkle everything with the fresh herbs, red chili pepper, and spring onion.

Also read:

• Have you ever eaten Japanese curry?
• Super-healthy spinach and pumpkin bowl
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