By Claire Fudge
Jamaican chocho (chayote) curry
5 steps
Prep:10minCook:20min
The perfect way to enjoy this unique low carb vegetable, that gets a boost of
flavour into this tasty curry recipe. This recipe is available from the free NHS cookbook "Culturally Sensitive Cookbook for women and birthing people with Gestational Diabetes".
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:01:56 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Great
Glycemic Index
35
Low
Glycemic Load
14
Moderate
Nutrition per serving
Calories271.4 kcal (14%)
Total Fat8.2 g (12%)
Carbs40.4 g (16%)
Sugars7.8 g (9%)
Protein12 g (24%)
Sodium499.8 mg (25%)
Fiber9.6 g (34%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
2chochos
medium, chayote
200gchickpeas
1 tablespooncoconut oil
1onion
small, finely chopped
3cloves garlic
minced
1 tspfresh ginger
1 tspmustard seeds
2 Tbspcurry powder
¼ teaspoonground allspice
½ teaspoondried thyme
2 sprigsfresh thyme
1vegetable bouillon cube
1 ½ cupswater
1whole Scotch bonnet pepper
¼ teaspooncayenne pepper
salt
to taste
Instructions
Step 1
• Cut chocho in half lengthwise. Remove the inner core and peel each half, chop into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
Step 2
• In a large saucepan, heat oil and add onion, garlic, ginger and mustard seeds. Cook until onion is soft, stirring constantly.
Step 3
• Add curry powder, allspice and stir constantly until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Step 4
• Stir in the chocho, vegan bouillon, thyme, water, whole Scotch bonnet pepper and chickpeas.
Step 5
• Bring to a boil, cover saucepan and reduce to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Check the seasoning, add salt to taste. Delicious served with brown jasmine rice
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