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.

