VEGETABLE CURRY WITH QUICK NAAN BREADS
VEGETABLE CURRY WITH QUICK NAAN BREADS
VEGETABLE CURRY WITH QUICK NAAN BREADS

Ingredients
  • 1 large potato
  • peeled and cut into 2cm/¾in cubes
  • 1 small butternut squash
  • peeled
  • deseeded and cut into 2cm/¾in cubes
  • 1 aubergine
  • cut into 2cm/¾in cubes
  • 6 tbsp tikka masala curry paste
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions
  • finely sliced
  • 700g/1lb 9oz tomatoes
  • roughly chopped (or 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes)
  • 400ml tin coconut milk
  • 2 red peppers
  • thickly sliced
  • 2 courgettes
  • cut into 2cm/¾in cubes
  • few coriander sprigs
  • to serve
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500g/1lb 2oz plain white flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 400ml/14fl oz whole milk
  • 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil
  • 4 fresh tomatoes
  • roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • finely chopped
  • 100g/3½oz butter or ghee
  • melted
Directions
  • To make the naan
  • place the flour
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • milk and oil in a large bowl and mix to form a smooth dough. Allow to rest for 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile
  • to make the curry
  • preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
  • Put the potato
  • squash and aubergine into a large roasting tin and coat with 2 tablespoons of the masala paste and 2 tablespoons of the oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast for 30 minutes.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onions for 10 minutes
  • until soft and golden brown. Stir in remaining masala paste and cook for a further 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes
  • coconut milk and 100ml/3½fl oz water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the roasted vegetables to the pan
  • along with the peppers and courgettes and simmer for 10–15 minutes
  • until tender.
  • After the dough has rested for 1 hour
  • increase the oven heat to 230C/210C Fan/Gas 8.
  • Roll out the dough into naan shapes and top with the tomatoes and garlic. Bake for 10 minutes until puffed up. You can finish the naan under a hot grill if you wish.
  • Scatter the coriander over the curry and serve with the naan breads on the side.