Caribbean Potato Curry

If you're bored with the same ol' vegetarian dishes, this recipe will wake your taste buds and make you feel like you're in the Caribbean Islands. For those of you who love plantains, this is the perfect addition to your recipe collection. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 190 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• salt to taste
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• 1 cup water, or as needed
• ½ cup chopped broccoli
• 1 cup chopped bok choy
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
• 2 potatoes, cut into small cubes
• 1 plantains, peeled and broken into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix cumin, turmeric, allspice, and curry powder together in a small bowl.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook and stir ginger and cumin mixture in the hot oil until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir onion and garlic into the ginger mixture; cook and stir until the onion is hot, 1 to 2 minutes. potatoes; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Mix red bell pepper, broccoli, bok choy, and plantains into the the potato mixture. Pour enough water into the skillet to reach about half-full.

Step 3

Cover skillet and cook the mixture at a simmer until the potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Season with salt.