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This nutty roasted romanesco curry is a great recipe for showcasing the beautiful flavours of a romanesco cauliflower. It's easy to make, relatively quick and vegan too. If you're looking for a healthy curry to make at home then this is it!
For months I'd been seeing gorgeous looking recipes online using romanesco. Every time I saw one, I wanted to go out and buy one. After all, those pale green florets just looked so pretty.
The only problem was, I didn't see any romanesco in the shops for a while. Or maybe I just kept forgetting about it when I wasn't online. Anyway, recently I bought my first one and I could not wait to cook something with it.
Brassicas like cauliflower and romanesco are great in curries!
I knew the mild slightly nutty flavour of the romanesco would be great in a curry. Well, isn't everything great in a curry? I love adding roasted cauliflower to a curry and romanesco is related to cauliflower but with a slightly milder, sweeter and nuttier flavour.
To bring out the nuttiness I added some ground almonds to the curry sauce too. These help thicken the sauce as well as add some extra flavour.
I also toasted some flaked almonds and sprinkled them on the top when serving it, although I completely forgot to add them when I was taking the pictures. We did eat them though!
How this romanesco curry is different from other veggie curries
With most vegetable curries (like this vegetable curry), the vegetables are cooked in the sauce and the sauce gives them a wonderful flavour. However, I love roasted vegetables and cannot resist those gorgeous charred edges you get on the ends or sides of brassicas like cauliflower, broccoli and now romanesco too!
With this romanesco curry, the roasted vegetables are stirred into the sauce at the end. This means you can enjoy the deliciousness of roasted vegetables as well as the spiciness of the curry sauce!
It's a very easy recipe to make and roasting the romanesco doesn't add much time on as you can roast it at the same time as you prepare the curry. If you are anything like me you will find it hard to resist nibbling on the roasted romanesco so I would definitely advise roasting more than you need.
Can you adapt this romanesco curry?
I made this curry with romanesco but of course you could use cauliflower instead. In fact, you could use almost any vegetables. How about aubergine, peppers, courgette or sweet potatoes?
If you like a hotter curry then add one or two thinly sliced chilli peppers to the sauce along with the ginger and garlic. These days I'm always cooking for my children and although they love curries, they don't like them to be too hot. Alternatively sprinkle on a few slices of chilli pepper when serving.
What to serve with this homemade romanesco curry
Curries are great with rice and naan bread. I sometimes make these homemade nigella seed flatbreads to go with this. I also love this tomato, cucumber and onion raita to cool it down, especially if I'm spicing up my portion!
If you fancy making your own onion bhajis then do have a go at this easy recipe. They make the perfect side dish for it.
What can you do with the leftovers?
This romanesco curry keeps well in the fridge for up to three days. I prefer to reheat it in the microwave but you can reheat it in a saucepan or in the oven.
If you want to serve the leftovers in a different way then why not put them in a wrap or even serve with a jacket potato!
Recipe
Nutty Romanesco Curry
Corina Blum
This nutty roasted romanesco curry is a great recipe for showcasing the beautiful flavours of a romanesco cauliflower. It's easy to make, relatively quick and vegan too. If you're looking for a healthy curry to make at home then this is it!
4.65 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 357 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 romanesco
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoon ginger finely diced or use lazy ginger
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder Use more or less to taste
- 2 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 tablespoon ground almonds
- 400 g tinned tomatoes
- 400 g tinned chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 3 tablespoon chopped coriander
- 4 tablespoon flaked almonds
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C
Chop the romanesco into equal sized florets and toss in a tablespoon of oil. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes.
While the romanesco is cooking, put another tablespoon of oil into a saucepan and gently cook the onions for 5 minutes until softened.
Add the ginger and garlic to the onions. Stir in and cook for another minute then add all the spices. Stir in and cook for another minute.
Add the ground almonds, tinned tomatoes and chickpeas. Half fill the tomato tin with water and add that too. Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Put the flaked almonds in a dry frying pan and heat gently until they begin to get some colour. Keep tossing the pan so they don't burn.
Take the romanesco out of the oven and stir into the curry along with the chopped coriander.
Serve with rice or bread. Scatter the flaked almonds on the top.
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Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 14gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 142mgPotassium: 704mgFiber: 12gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 260IUVitamin C: 14.2mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 5.3mg
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Ashley
I had a romanesco from my csa share and decided to make curry for dinner with it. I didnt have ground almonds so I substituted coconut cream for that and the water. I chopped up some almonds instead of flaked and my husband declared it the best curry he has ever had! It was delicious!Reply
Corina Blum
Thank you so much for letting me know Ashley! I'm so pleased you and your husband really liked it. I'll have to try it with coconut cream next time.
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Kate - gluten free alchemist
Romanesco is such a pretty vegetable. It looks gorgeous in curry. I imagine it tastes amazing too! x
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Corina Blum
It is pretty! It's one of those vegetables that you just really want to take a picture of before you even make the recipe you're planning! I'm hoping I can get some more as I really enjoyed it. x
Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food
I love staring at romanesco: a vegetable that is a fractal just appeals to my geeky side. I can see how you arrived at curry for featuring it, since I also am a big fan of cauliflower in curries. Now I have a perfect excuse to buy romanesco rather than simply geeking out in the produce aisle!Reply
Corina Blum
Yes, Michelle, you definitely have no excuse not to buy one now and I can totally see why it appeals to your geeky side!
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Jessica
I definitely haven't cooked with romanesco as much as I should! I haven't really noticed it in my local supermarket but will pick it up when I next see it! This looks very tasty. Thanks for linking up to my World Food linky! xReply
Corina Blum
I kept seeing it in recipes online and not seeing it when I was shopping either. I was so happy to find this one and finally make something with it! Thanks for hosting the World Food Linky too x
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TRACY JACKSON
I love the look of this - spices, veggies, everything yummy and good for you. too. The photos are so pretty.
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Corina Blum
Thanks so much Tracy! I am a big fan of curries.
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Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie
This looks utterly delicious and totally up my street. I love that you roasted the romanesco. 😀 Eb xReply
Corina Blum
Thanks Eb! I'd been planning to try romanesco for months after seeing some other bloggers' recipes using it and I was really pleased with how this turned out.x
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Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
We love romanescos - infact I'm sure we enjoy them more than ordinary cauliflowers. We only tried them for the first time last yr, and I definitely need to try them roasted, though I'd love to try them in a curry like this but sadly hubby isn't a fan of curries ;-(
Angela xReply
Corina Blum
It's such a shame your hubby doesn't like curry. At least he likes romanescos! My hubby is quite different. I'm sure there are a few vegetables he will not eat normally but will eat in a curry! x
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krishna
I've everything available except the broccoli, I'll try it with cauliflower..
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Corina Blum
It is also great with cauliflower. I like to roast it first and then add it to the curry at the end too.
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Cat | Curly's Cooking
Romanesco looks so pretty but I must admit I've not tried it. I really like the flavours in your curry, yum!
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Corina Blum
Thanks Cat! I always love a good curry and romanesco is definitely worth trying if you see one.
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Mandy
I love the sound of this! Romanesco is one of my favourite veggies but I don't think I've ever used it in a curry before.Reply
Corina Blum
I will definitely use it more often now. I love these type of vegetables!
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Jacqui Bellefontaine
This curry looks delicious Corina. Its making me hungry and its only mid morning 🙁Reply
Corina Blum
Thanks Jacqui! It's making me hungry again just thinking about it!
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