Jamaican Ital Curry

Jamaican Ital Curry 

A simple Jamaican-style ital curry stew that’s easy to make and creamy yet spicy. This recipe is taken from The Vegan Punks. 

Ingredients 

• 1 onion – chopped
• 4 garlic – diced
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger – diced
• 1 fresh chilli – diced
• 3 tbsp Jamaican curry powder
• 2 tsp thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 400ml coconut milk (full fat)
• 200ml water
• 300g carrots – peeled & cut into 1cm pieces
• 300g sweet potato – peeled & cut into 2cm pieces
• 2 red peppers – cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 tin kidney beans (400g) – drained & rinsed
• Brown rice

Instructions

1. Pop a splash of oil into a large pan and bring up to medium heat.
2. Fry the onions until soft, then add the garlic, ginger and chilli for 1 minute.
3. Stir in the curry powder and continue to fry for 30 seconds.
4. Pour in the coconut milk and 200ml water, then drop in the bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a simmer.
5. Add the veg and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Finally, stir through the kidney beans and simmer for another 10 minutes.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then serve with brown rice.

Price Calculation 

Total cost: £3.84

Per portion cost: 96p

Breakdown:

• 1 onion – 23p
• 4 garlic – 10p
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger – 17.5p
• 1 fresh chilli – 15p
• 3 tbsp Jamaican curry powder – 15p
• 2 tsp thyme – 14p
• 2 bay leaves – 10p
• 400ml coconut milk (full fat) – 69p
• 200ml water
• 300g carrots – 12p
• 300g sweet potato – 25p
• 2 red peppers – 96p
• 1 tin kidney beans – 33p
• Brown rice – 28p

*All recipes have been developed with a target of no more than £1 per portion. Ingredients were primarily sourced from Aldi, with a couple of ingredients sourced from Sainsbury’s or Tesco where Aldi didn’t stock them. Prices were all valid as of June/July 2022. 

Ingredients were either bought in exact quantities required for the recipe, or in the smallest quantity available to ensure prices weren’t artificially low through bulk buying.