Harvest Curry Hash

oh my word, have you ever stumbled upon creating a dish in the process of making another? i pan fried some veggies the other day, with the intentions of making a hearty vegetarian filling for tacos. i did make them, drizzling sour cream and fresh coriander on top. good. yay. they turned out great. except i had loads of left over pan fried veggies and i didn't want to make tacos again. i mean, i could've, but why not put these farm fresh veggies [and i mean farm fresh, the zucchini, red potatoes, and carrots all came from the Kessler Family Farm that we participate in a CSA with, hence the name Harvest in the title, because this literally came straight from the harvest picked for this week] to another, equally creative use? 
I honestly had a long day today. three of my kids are sick, we are on day 3, husband is gone, and the day stretched out before me like a wrung out rag. ok, maybe not that bleak, but you know, just one of those days..i had been looking at indian restaurants in town and reading their menus for fun-what you don't do that? just me? and of course it made my mouth water for indian food. the thought of going to pick up take away, or gathering all my children in the car just to drive them home again seemed daunting and i remembered i am indian! i can cook indian food at home! there are left over veggies in the fridge! why don't i try and whip up a dry curry of some sort using them?

soon..i pulled the vegetables out of the fridge and put a generous portion in a pan. the veggies had already even seasoned well with cumin, coriander, chili, red chili flakes, oregano  and of course s&p..
as the vegetables were heating up, i stirred, adding madras curry powder, garam masala, and extra crushed red chili because i wanted it spicier this time around. i tasted. brill.  i also put in a splash of water and heavy cream just to juice it up a tiny bit, to grab all those tasty bits from the bottom of the pan..finished heating them throughout and plated it up. i also prepared a flaky paratha to scoop the curry up with. i am so delighted that it turned out so well! so comforting and light, yet filling and tasty as well. it hit the spot for sure! i think it already being seasoned from the last time, to also being a "leftover", only added to the depth of flavor it became when i turned it into a dry curry! i know it was quite simplistic actually, but i am still so happy that it tasted so good and i made it myself, instead of trying to finagle a way to get indian takeaway that would have cost me more money. 

let me share my little recipe with you?


you'll need:
1 large zucchini, finely chopped
1 large sweet potato, finely chopped
2-3 red skinned potatoes, chopped [depending on size, you could add a little more]
1 cup of frozen corn
1-2 large carrots, finely chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro 
2 tbs butter
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp chili
1 tsp oregano 
salt and pepper
1 tsp crushed red chili flakes 
1 tsp madras curry powder 
1 tsp garam masala 

pan fry the chopped vegetables in a large pan with the butter, stirring frequently. toss in the seasonings, stirring and coating everything. towards the end of the cooking process, add in a splash of water and heavy cream to get the bits of the bottom of the pan. take care not to burn your veggies. 
taste as you go. 

when vegetables are just about cooked to your liking, remove from heat. 
serve with extra fresh coriander, chopped red cabbage, and flaky paratha. 

have at it!