Beef Curry with Pumpkin

This is the season of pumpkins.

Everywhere you turn to, you see pumpkins as everyone is gearing up for Halloween in a few days.

I love pumpkins, I use it to make pumpkin noodles, which is rather delicious.

I also use it to make the best mashed potatoes (try adding a little pumpkin or kabocha to your mashed potatoes and you will never go back to plain potatoes!).

But one of my favorite ways to use pumpkin is to add it to curries, especially Thai-style curries, such as this beef curry with pumpkin.

Thai curries are usually creamier and sweeter and hence pumpkin is great as an ingredient.

This recipe is made with beef, but you can always use chicken or seafood, and it will work equally well.

I personally love the addition of pumpkin into red curry, as the end result is so much more interesting than a regular and plain curry.

As the cooking process breaks down the pumpkin pieces, every scoop of this curry is laced with pieces of sweet pumpkin, which goes extremely well with the fragrant steamed jasmine rice.

As Halloween will soon be over in a few days, I am sure many of will have leftover pumpkins.

Try this beef curry with pumpkin recipe, or pumpkin rice noodles. I bet you will love the two recipes.

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe is only 381 calories per serving.

What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?

For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.

Green Papaya Salad

Thai Cucumber Salad

Thai Noodle Salad with Shrimp

Pad Thai

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Beef Curry with Pumpkin

Pumpkin and Beef Curry – This Thai-style beef curry is amazingly delicious, with chunks of pumpkin in a mildly spicy and rich curry. SO YUMMY.

4.75 from 4 votes

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By Bee Yinn Low

Yield 4 people

Prep 8 minutes mins

Cook 25 minutes mins

Total 33 minutes mins

Ingredients

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• ▢ 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ▢ 1.76 oz red curry paste (see picture below)
• ▢ 4 tablespoons coconut milk (plus 1 1/2 cups)
• ▢ 1 pound beef , sliced thinly
• ▢ 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sugar
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon paprika powder
• ▢ 6 kaffir lime leaves
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups cubed pumpkin or Kabocha pumpkin

Instructions 

• In a small bowl, mix together the vegetable oil, red curry paste and 4 tablespoons coconut milk. Stir-fry the red curry paste mixture in a wok over medium heat until fragrant.
• Add the beef and give a quick toss. Let it cook for about 1 minute and then add in the 1 1/2 cups coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar, paprika powder and kaffir leaves. Stir to mix.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat. Cook for 8-10 minutes. Add the pumpkin and cook for another 4-5 minutes. Serve with rice.

Notes

This is the red curry paste I used for this recipe.

Course: Thai Recipes

Cuisine: Beef

Keywords: Beef Curry with Pumpkin

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Beef Curry with Pumpkin

Amount Per Serving (4 people)

Calories 381 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Fat 31g48%

Saturated Fat 15g94%

Cholesterol 80mg27%

Sodium 608mg26%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 20g40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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