In honor of pumpkin season, we are doing ALL the pumpkin recipes right now, and what better way to put pumpkin to good use than a delicious Thai pumpkin curry!
This recipe is truly simple. Even if you’re not a cook in any way shape or form, you will manage this recipe with ease.
It’s just 10-ingredients (and that includes the rice!) and this pumpkin curry comes together in less than 45 minutes, and is a total breeze to prepare.
It’s also hearty and deliciously filling and serves 4 for a great meal.
If you want to really save time on this, then buy your pumpkin already peeled and chopped. If you do this, then you knock off 15 minutes, and can have dinner ready in 30 minutes!
Perfect for those nights when standing over a hot stove feels about as much fun as sticking a fork in your eye.
These kinds of easy meals can make even those kind of nights turn around for you. You’ll be enjoying a nice glass of wine with a super awesome healthy dinner in no time. And that my friends is a mood changer of note! Good food and good wine = good mood!
I used raw cashews in this dish because that’s what I had on hand, but I did think that some roasted, salted cashews would have been very nice in this as well.
You will love this fabulous vegan pumpkin curry, it is:
- Hearty
- Satisfying
- Wholesome
- Thai inspired
- Super quick and easy
- Just 10-ingredients (including the rice!)
Leftovers are perfectly delish the next day, so if you’re not serving as many people for dinner, make the same amount and have leftovers for lunch the next day!
So let us know what you think of this Thai pumpkin curry! And if you make it, please rate the recipe as this really helps us! Tag any pics #lovingitvegan on instagram so we can see them!
For more delicious vegan dinner recipes, check out these great options:
- Butternut Squash and Black Bean Vegan Enchiladas
- Butternut Squash Curry Bowls
- Vegan Chickpea Burgers
- Stuffed Roasted Butternut
- Vegan Mushroom Risotto
- Vegan Cottage Pie
There’s heaps more, but I reckon that’ll do for now!
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Easy Thai Pumpkin Curry
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Curry:
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Onion White, Yellow or Brown, Chopped
- 2 tsp Curry Powder
- 29 ounces Pumpkin (820g) Peeled and Cubed
- 14 ounces Canned Coconut Milk (400ml), Full Fat, Unsweetened
- 1 cup Vegetable Stock (240ml)
- 3 cups Baby Spinach (90g)
- ½ cup Cashew Nuts (75g)
- ½ cup Cilantro chopped
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
For Serving:
- Basmati Rice
Instructions
- Put your rice on to cook.
- Add the oil to a pot along with the chopped onion and curry powder. Fry until soft and translucent. Add the pumpkin and stir.
- Add the coconut milk and vegetable broth and bring to the boil. Cover and let it simmer over medium heat for around 10-12 minutes until the pumpkin is soft and cooked.
- Stir in the spinach until just wilted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from the heat and add the cashews and cilantro, keeping a little aside for serving.
- Serve over rice, topped with fresh chopped cilantro and cashews.
Notes
- If you buy your pumpkin already peeled and cubed, this recipe can be ready in 30 minutes or less.
- Don't be shy with the salt, if it's at all bland then just add more salt and pepper.
- Nutritional information is for 1 serve of 4 without rice.
This has become one of my go-to recipes whenever I feel like an easy, yummy meal!
Awesome! So glad to hear that Marie!
This recipe was quick and easy . Followed everything except I thought it was fresh at the end so I added salt to taste . My family loved it . Now added to our vegan recipes.
So glad you enjoyed it Janet, thanks for sharing.
I used this as a starting point and used up what veggies we had languishing in the crisper, plus potato. Used canned pumpkin instead of chunks, made a very creamy sauce. Solid recipe, just needed salt and heat.
Delicious! It was my first time making a curry from scratch and your recipe was simple to follow and it was even better than expected. Perfect level of spice and great to not break the bank. Thank you
So glad you enjoyed it Courtney! 🙂
Can I use curry paste from a jar instead of curry powder? It will be my first time cooking with curry…
Should be fine Jessica! Just go easy in case it’s much spicier!
This was the easiest, and possibly one of the best curry recipes I’ve ever made. I didn’t have cashews or cilantro on hand, so I gave it a Japanese twist by topping with sliced scallions and a generous dash of Shichimi Togarashi (red pepper mix). For left overs the next day, I also topped with roasted pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin I used for the recipe. Will be making again, perhaps even bi-weekly while pumpkin season is here!
Fantastic! So happy to hear that! Thanks for the wonderful review. 🙂
Really delish. I added garlic with the onions and a few more spices (turmeric, hots) and used broccoli instead of spinach as my spinach somehow never made it back from the grocery store. Thanks. Will def make again.
Oh and i toasted the cashews.
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the wonderful review. 🙂
Hi I prepare pumpkin in different way. This recipe sounds good and love to have your curry powder recipe. Do you use the Indian curry powder? I love your recipes. Very interesting.
We loved it ! Added a hot chilli pepper, carrot, sweet potato to recipe, as well as Asian egg noodles instead of rice. It was delicious!
Awesome Sarah! So glad it was delicious, thanks for sharing! 🙂
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That looks soooo delish!!! Any suggestions for someone who can’t get their hands on a pumpkin?
Also, I am very interested in your dinner recipes, but I have been told not to have soy due to my body’s inflammatory response to it. This was discovered through a blood test, not speculation, unfortunately. Is there any easy substitution for this? I can’t have a whole lot of things, but some of those I may be able to figure out on my own. (Gluten, almonds, spelt, lentils, tomatoes, and on and on). It’s a little bit of a shock, to say the least. :).
Thank you, Allison!
Hi Lauri! A butternut squash would be a good swap for pumpkin! Sorry to hear about all those intolerances, that must be quite a challenge. I’m not sure if our dinner recipes cookbook would be a good fit. Tofu is used in 6 of the recipes, and in 3 of those it could be omitted, but in the other 3 it is more integral to the recipe (like a tofu ricotta cannelloni dish for example). There is also tomato used in quite a lot of the dishes, lentils in only 1 of them. 🙂
I need this in my life and FAST! Looks and sounds terrific!
Definitely! It’s a winner and just so easy! 🙂