Curried Fruit Vegetable Recipes

Steps:

• In a 2-1/2-qt. casserole, combine fruit and raisins. Melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in brown sugar and curry powder. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Pour over fruit mixture; mix gently. Cover and bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• Saute the onions in the peanut oil for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, ginger root, and spices and continue to saute, stirring constantly for about 3 minutes.
• Add the zucchini and water and stire well so that the spices won't stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Mix in the green beans, pears, red bell peppers, and dried apricots.
• Simmer gently, covered, for about 30 minutes.
• Stir occasionally and add a little more water if needed to prevent sticking.
• When the fruit and vegetables are quite tender, stir in the currants and the apricot preserves.
• Taste the curry and adjust the flavor to your liking. Add cayenne or Garam Masala if it's not spicy enough, lemon juice if you'd like more tartness, or more apicot preserves to intensify the sweetness.
• Keep the curry warm on a heat diffuser, to prevent scorching, until ready to serve.
• Serve on a bed of rice, topped with peanuts and sliced bananas.

Steps:

• Arrange pineapple, pears, peaches, apricots and cherries in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Mix remaining ingredients; spoon over fruit.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 3 to 4 hours to develop the flavors.
• Serve warm or chilled. To chill, cool about 2 hours, then spoon fruit into container; cover and refrigerate until chilled.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a greased 2-qt. baking dish, combine the pineapple, cherries, pears and peaches. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, curry, cinnamon, nutmeg and reserved juice; pour over fruit. , Cover and bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until heated through.