Cauliflower and Potato Curry £1.30 / £0.65 per serving

You don't need to pay takeaway prices to have a good curry. Whip up a big batch of this tasty veggie curry and serve it with naan bread.

1/2 cauliflower
2 large potatoes
1 onion
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp curry paste (Rajah's, Patak's, choose your favourite!)
200 g chopped tomatoes
100 ml Greek style yoghurt

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small chunks.
2. Wash half of the cauliflower and break into bite size bits.
3. Boil the potatoes and cauliflower in the same pan for 10 minutes and drain.
4. Chop the onion.
5. Heat a large frying pan or wok and add the vegetable oil.
6. Fry the onions until softer and add the curry paste.
7. Add the cauliflower and potatoes and mix until coated with curry paste.
8. Add the chopped tomatoes and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
9. Add the yoghurt and stir.

Serve with...

Hot naan bread and a dollop of yoghurt. Better than a takeaway!

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STUDENT RECIPE: Mushroom Fried Rice with Onion Raitha (V)

This lovely Indian recipe was submitted by Bala.

Indian Mushroom Fried Rice

50 g mushrooms
100 g rice
chopped onion
tomatoes, chopped
ginger paste
garlic paste
chilli powder
ground cinnamon
cloves
salt and black pepper
oil

1. Boil the rice and allow it to cool down after being cooked (add 1 tsp of oil while cooking).
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, all the spices and the add the salt, chilli powder, pepper powder (in required quantities),
3. Add up the diced mushroom pieces and fry it for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the boiled rice and mix it thoroughly allow it for another minute.
4. Serve hot with coriander garnishing.

Onion Raitha

1 cup natural yoghurt
onions
2 green chillies
salt

1.  Take a cup of yoghurt and add finely chopped onions, 2 finely chopped green chillies and a little salt to taste.

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