Leftover Turkey and Vegetable Korma

I love curry!!! Being English its completely wired into my psyche. I adore curry and Naan Bread and most of all Mango Chutney!!! Over the years I have realised that all the cream in my favourite creamy curries is not really good for me so I have found other ways of thickening them. This curry is by no means authentic but it works for me and it is also a lazy curry to make as really all I do is bung things in the oven!

Leftover Turkey and Vegetable Korma (Serves 4)

1-2 tbls Korma Curry Paste (use a good quality one) alter to your taste preferences.
1/2 a small butternut squash peeled and diced.
1 large red onion - finely siced
2 large sweet potatoes - peeled and diced
2 cups of left over turkey meat - diced.
3 cloves garlic
1 tin of low fat coconut milk


Heat up your oven to 180c / 350f / GM 4 and heat a roasting dish in the oven.

While the oven is heating up finely slice the onion and crush the garlic - empty into the hot pan along with the korma paste and pop back into the oven - stir well first. After about 6 minutes remove the pan and add the vegetables stir through well and return tot he oven for about 20 minutes. Add the turkey meat and the coconut milk and return to the over for a further 10 minutes.

As you stir the butternut and sweet potato will begin to disintegrate into the sauce thickening as is goes. If you wanted a more traditional curry house sauce feel you could get your stick whizzer out and whizz the vegetables a bit before you add the meat. I do it this way as I can remove some of the vegetable sauce before adding the meat and after I have stirred in the coconut milk for vegetarian visitors so everyone can enjoy the same meal but to thier own needs. This korma is mild enough for kids and newcomers to curry - my little one adores it and scoffs down little suspecting how much veg in hidden within, Roasting the vegetables makes them really sweet and delicious and is perfect in a curry!

Serve with brown rice cooked with a little turmeric in the water, Naan Bread and my favourite Mango Chutney!!