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Is it a curry? Or, is it a stir fry? Why, Yes and yes – it is a curry and a stir fry together! I’m hoping you enjoy this aromatic, gluten free, cumin and garam masala spiced, creamy Coconut Curry Stir Fry as much as my daughter and I did!
Currently, I am in the middle of having the exterior of my house painted by some of the sweetest, kindest, most humble painting crew I’ve met. Ok – so, I’ve only met 3 painting crews – but these chaps are always so obliging – it makes me think twice everytime I have to go in and out of an entryway that they are working on.
Yesterday evening when my daughter and I got home after visiting some friends, the crew had our front and back doors draped up. Now, I’m sure they would have stopped and let us go in but my guilty conscience got the better of me…so my daughter and I figured we would go grab dinner from Chipotle, hoping they’d be done with that area by the time we got home.
However, we were almost getting ready to pull into the Chipotle parking lot when my daughter turned to me and said: “mom, are you really feeling like Chipotle tonight?” … I thought for a second and, nope, nope I wasn’t. So, we did a donut and figured we’d cruise around till we could decide on some other place. After debating and driving for a bit, I remembered that I had some gluten free, pre-cooked, rice noodles that JSL Foods had sent me, as well as some veggies and shrimp at home and my daughter agreed that we might as well head home and cook dinner instead of trying to eat out #storyofourlives
When we got home, our doorway was undraped! And, when I pulled out those rice noodles, I was delighted to find that they could be heated up in just a minute. So while my daughter zapped two packets of them in the microwave, I chopped up some onions, garlic, ginger, and veggies, washed some shrimp and got to work sauteing and stir frying. Now, I cooked the veggies and noodles separately from the shrimp but feel free to combine the two if you’d like to. Just before I tossed the noodles into the pan, I added some coconut milk with some garam masala, turmeric, and cumin and voila – creamy, spicy, daughter-pan-licked-and-approved, Coconut Curry Stir Fry – in 20 minutes!
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Coconut Curry Stir Fry
A curry and stir fry in one! I sure hope you love this dish as much as my daughter and I did as it's a creamy, spiced, Coconut Curry And Stir Fry that is not only delicious and gluten free, but also comes together in about 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1 red onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- handful of broccoli spears
- handful of mini bell peppers chopped
- 4 tablespoons full fat coconut milk
- 3/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 2 packets rice noodles, I discarded the flavoring pouches
- 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- cilantro to garnish
For The Coconut Curry Stir Fry Shrimp
- Olive oil
- 1 cup uncooked, cleaned shrimp
- 4 tablespoons full fat coconut milk
- 3/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- pinch of salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add onion to a pan with olive oil and let saute about 7 minutes
- Then add in garlic and ginger and saute a couple of minutes
- Add in broccoli spears and mini bell peppers and saute about 3 minutes
- Add in coconut milk, garam masala, turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper and mix till well incorporated
- Meanwhile, heat each of the 2 packets of rice noodles according to package directions in the microwave and add to the veggie coconut mix
- Sprinkle on cilantro and sesame seeds and top with shrimp (if desired)
For The Coconut Curry Stir Fry Shrimp
- Saute shrimp in olive oil till slightly pink-ish (about 3 minutes)
- Add in coconut milk, garam masala, turmeric, and cumin
- Add in pinch of salt and pepper to taste and saute just a couple more minutes as shrimp is rubbery when over cooked.
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Pat C.Wilson
Saturday 17th of September 2016
great combination. this is a quick but also full of nutritions for a breakfast i'm sure. I love the idea that curry and stir fry in one. thanks so much for sharing this, i'll try it out.
Shashi
Tuesday 20th of September 2016
Thanks so much Pat!
Coffee and Crumpets
Friday 2nd of September 2016
Yeah....eating out...pretty much the story of our life too! There are no good restaurants around anymore! This looks great and I love those handy noodles. I like how they have retained their shape. Those dry ones always get so mushy and I find them frustrating. Love the stir fry/curry idea :)
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella)
Monday 29th of August 2016
What a delightful stirfry! It looks so creamy and flavorful.
Shashi
Monday 29th of August 2016
Thanks so much Sarah!
Rahul @samosastreet.com
Monday 29th of August 2016
20 min meals are my favorite as it makes dinner time so much fun! I’m loving all of those colors!!! Shashi, you seriously have magical powers for making all food sound so amazing.
Shashi
Monday 29th of August 2016
You are too kind, thank you so much Rahul!
Honey, What's Cooking
Sunday 28th of August 2016
Great dish. I saw this on Instagram. I love your recipes... mostly healthy. Your work is really outside of a box. :-)
Shashi
Monday 29th of August 2016
Thank you so much for such a sweet comment - and for visiting today :)