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
- Pop a splash of oil into a large pan and bring up to medium heat.
- Fry the onions until soft, then add the garlic, ginger and chilli for 1 minute.
- Stir in the curry powder and continue to fry for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the coconut milk and 200ml water, then drop in the bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a simmer.
- Add the veg and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Finally, stir through the kidney beans and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- 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.