Op de website van het cafe zelf (
http://www.worldfoodcafe.com/wfc.html) staat nog dit recept voor Carri kokoscurry:
carri coco curry A recipe from 'The Island of La Digue in the Indian OceanCoco curry is traditionally made as a fish dish, we also came across it made with sweet potatoes, cassava, bread fruit and squash. The mixtures of herbs, spices and coconut milk are typical of Creole cooking among the Sechellois. In the World Food Cafe we make the dish with sweet potato and butternut squash, it always brings back memories of one of the most beautiful islands we have ever found.
SERVES 4-6
ingredients:125g butter
1 teaspoon sunflower oil
2 large onions, diced
5 garlic cloves, crushed
3.5 cm cube of root ginger, peeled and grated
2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
4 carrots cubed
1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed (about 500g)
400g Chinese leaf, cut into 2.5 cm strips
large handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
small handful of thyme, finely chopped
400ml coconut milk
salt and pepper
for the curry mixture10 curry leaves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
for the garnish2 plantains
2 tablespoons oil
methodMelt the butter in a large saucepan, without allowing to burn. Add the oil. Fry the onion, garlic and ginger until soft. Add the curry mixture and stir.
Throw in the sweet potato, carrot and butternut squash. Stir until the vegetables are well coated with spice mix. Add just enough water to cover the vegetables. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the Chinese leaf, parsley, thyme and coconut milk. Cook gently for a further 10 minutes, making sure the coconut milk does not boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
While the curry is cooking, slice the plantain and fry the slices in hot oil until crunchy on the outside but still soft inside. Sprinkle with salt.
Serve with rice, fried plantain slices and salad. Enjoy!