I’ve always wanted to go to Asia.
I mean… I love their food…
Thai food has been on the brain lately. Â Vegas and I found a great local Thai spot and it has started a constant craving. Â And now that k.d. lang song is stuck in my head. Â You’re welcome.
This slow cooker Pumpkin Chicken Curry started out with Thai intentions, but I think it ended up more Indian.  Not that I really cared.  The pumpkin may sound like a strange twist, but it added to the creamy good-ness.
In other news… I’M GOING TO THAILAND!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, that’s right. Â My sister (she makes awesome jewelry, btw – check her out!) and I decided to spend the better part of April trekking through Thailand. Â We’ll be hiking, rock climbing, and playing on the beach. Â Oh, and eating LOTS of Thai food.
As such… if anyone wants to sponsor us… help with the acquisition of 70LÂ backpacks, boots, gear, accommodations, etc… that would rock. #shamelesspleaforhelp
The goal of the trip is to have a little escape. Â We don’t want to be in crowded touristy areas – we want to get lost hiking in the mountains (maybe not literally) and frolic on deserted beaches. Â We just want to be.
I have no tie-in from that to this curry… other than to say that it’s another good thing. Â Vegas and I ate it for two days. Â I added sriracha and red pepper flakes to mine, she added salt to hers. Â Everyone was happy.
This can be served over your favorite noodles or rice. Â I used black bean noodles and thought it worked famously.
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Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chicken Curry
- 1 can (15 oz) of unsweetened low fat coconut milk
- 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
- 1 CÂ low sodium chicken stock
- 1.5 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 inch piece ginger, grated
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 jalapeño, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 portobello mushrooms, diced
- 2 chicken breasts (~1 lb) , cut into cubes
- Juice of 1 lime
Add the coconut milk, pumpkin, chicken stock, curry powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper, ginger, and garlic. Â Stir to combine.
Add the jalapeño, bell pepper, mushrooms, chicken, and lime juice.  Stir to incorporate.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
Serve in shallow bowls over rice or noodles, topping with sprouts and additional lime.
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I’ve never traveled with my sister outside of family vacations. Â Hope this doesn’t suck. Â (I’m kidding Alli…)
Have you ever been to Thailand? Â We’d love recommendations!
What’s your favorite Asian cuisine?
Pumpkin EVERY SEASON! EVERY SINGLE ONE. If I could, I would marry pumpkin.
Don’t tell the FiF. LMFAO
Fif… Who the fuck am I?!
FiF?! You DO have it BAD. 😉
BAH HA HA HA HA HA! but seriously!
I am all over thus curry, because curry (!) and also because of slow cooker awesomeness!
Buuuut can you think of anything I could use instead of pumpkin? Getting tinned pumpkin in Aus is near impossible!
Also Thailand!!!!!!! 😀
Hmmmm… any kind of winter squash would work. Like butternut? You could roast it and puree it at home… or you could just leave it out and have a plain curry. Let me know if you come up with something!
I feel like I can make anything in a slow cooker and not screw it up so thanks for this! Also – THAILAND?! OMG. That will be amazeballs and I cannot wait for the pictures…and stories…and food…and…
Yeah about the trip! That’s exciting. I’ve been to China, Hong Kong and Singapore. I’ve always wanted to see more though.
I’ve never been anywhere in Asia. I can’t wait!!!
So awesome that you’re going to Thailand!!! I LOVE curry and have actually made pumpkin curry before- it really is SO good!
Let’s do this. Pumpkin and curry go so well together. Awesome about your trip! There is very little chance I’ll ever get to go to Thailand bc of my disease and being immuno suppressed. So I will just have to eat my Tom yum soup in America. Ride an elephant for me.
Awwwww… maybe you could… apparently there’s a ton of fresh fruit and coconut-based stuff. I’ll scope it out for you. 🙂
Ahhhh Will you sneak me in your suitcase??? 😀
yea baby! slow cook it up and add some spice! pinning. Have fun with sister. it will not suck.
I’m SO jealous. Thailand has been on my list forever (I’m pretty much the only Australian I know who hasn’t been), but I figure that I will save it for the end of my travels when I run out of money haha I’ve heard amazing things about Chiang Mai and most people have said to skip Ko Phi Phi Leh. I can’t wait to see the pictures!
Chiang Mai is totally on our list. I’ll give you a full report. 🙂
That sounds like an amazing trip! Kind of jealous, like a lot. that’s awesome! My 70L backpack is Osprey and I love it! sturdy, comfortable and fitting for size is easy. Not cheap but definitely awesome. Also recommend lots of wool… helps wear multiple clothes daily without stinking each other out and believe it or not wool bras and underwear are actually comfie!
Thanks for the tips! I’ve been looking at the Osprey packs. Did you miss not having a detachable backpack? That’s the only drawback I see.
ooh interesting combo! I bet I could make that with tofu instead of chicken
I think that would be really good!
i thought of you only yesterday when i had #strangebutgood creation..it was way of cleaning pantry + eating dinner.. it included roasted cauliflower, bbq chicken, and broccoli rice (the one from a packet). thailand sounds like a wonderful place to be right now..eeeekkk!!!
That sounds really good! I love BBQ anything. 🙂
I am so jealous! Thailand is on my bucket list.
That sounds like an awesome experience! John and I backpacked through Europe, but I would love to see more of the world that way. More freedom, you know?
This curry looks like everything! And it’s in the crock pot so you know I’m all over it!
For sure! I’ve been to Europe a few time and am in love with Italy… but I’m really excited to explore a bit of Asia.
From one pumpkin lover to another who eats it daily, I agree with adding it to anything you can. I hoard cans of it in my pantry and can’t imagine going a day without it in some form. Plus, it’s fabulous for digestion and high in iron. And … the natural skin glow from all the beta-carotene ain’t half bad either!:) I’ve never paired it with Thai flavors but have some Thai spice blends I’ll have to try in a veggie pumpkin soup I make each week. Great idea!
I hoard it too! I can’t understand why I can’t buy it in the middle of July. 🙂
okay being honest I so skipped over the post to the recipe! I’ve never made a curry with pumpkin before but I just bought a bunch of chicken! it’s on the list!! 😀
LOL! I’m not at all offended. 🙂 I’d love to hear what you think if you try it!
YOU’RE GOING TO THAILAND!!! oh my gosh! it’s a foodies dream! look at lots of travel channel bizzare foods with Andrew Zimmerman/the layover with Anthony bourdaine, they’ll have tons of places to go to and things to do for LOCALS!! i’ll be living vicariously through you during april then 😀 😀
Ohhhh… good idea! I’ll check it out. 🙂
I am so excited for your trip. Since I can’t travel right now, I fully expect to live vicariously through you. I can’t wait to see Thailand off the beaten (although not actually lost) path. 🙂
I wouldn’t put the lost thing past us…
Pumpkin curry is one of my all time favorites…YUM!
I am excited got your Thailand trip. Rob has been but I have not. Should be cheap once you arrive. We were planning to go to Malta this during but instead will be doing Austin and NYC. Any trip is good imho. I look guests to living vicariously through you.
That’s what I’m hoping – we’re planning to spend a lot of time just hiking. We actually found fairly cheap flights too!