Recipe Card: Curry Bodi and Aloo (Trinidad Curry Long Beans with Potato) -

Curry Bodi and Aloo in a serving platter — tender long beans and potatoes coated in a rich Trinidad curry with green seasoning and thyme.

Recipe Card: Curry Bodi and Aloo (Trinidad Curry Long Beans with Potato)

Trinidad curry bodi and aloo cooked Nana’s way—with thyme, green seasoning, and a hearty curry base perfect for roti or Diwali meals.

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Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch

Cuisine: Caribbean, Indian, Trinidad, Trinidadian, West Indian

Keyword: caribbean recipes, curry bodi, curry bodi and aloo, trini curry bodi, trini recipes, trinidad curry bodi and aloo, vegan curry recipes, vegetarian curry recipes, west indian recipes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Servings: servings

Calories: 208kcal

Ingredients

lb bodi long beans, rinsed and chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 lb potato peeled and cut into wedges
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 onion sliced
1 hot pepper sliced
½ tsp whole geera cumin
Pinch methi seeds optional
6 curry leaves
2 tbsp curry powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp green seasoning or 4 leaves chopped culantro
1 tbs minced garlic
1 tomato chopped
4 thyme sprigs
1 tsp Salt or to taste
3 –4 cups hot water

Instructions

Prep the Vegetables: Rinse bodi and chop into 1-inch pieces. Peel and cut potatoes into thin wedges.
Make the Curry Base: Heat oil in a 5-quart pot over high heat. Add onion, hot pepper, geera, methi seeds, and curry leaves. Fry until the onion edges turn brown.
Bounjay the Curry: Add curry powder, turmeric, green seasoning, minced garlic, and ½ cup water. Cook, stirring, until grainy and the oil separates.
Add Vegetables: Stir in bodi, potato, tomato, thyme, and salt. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes to coat with the curry base.
Simmer: Add 2 1/2 cups hot water, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes to prevent sticking.
Finish: When the potatoes and bodi are tender and the sauce is thickened, adjust salt to taste.
Serve: Enjoy hot with sada roti, dosti roti, paratha, or dhalpuri.

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