Vegan Massaman Curry with Chickpeas
Vegan or vegetable
urbanfarmie.com · 2026 · 6 servings
Against 95 massaman curry recipes
No meat, fish or tofu, unlike 74% of recipes and no peanuts, unlike 64%.
How it compares
Against the typical pot: the median of 95 massaman curry recipes, per can of coconut milk.
- No meat, fish or tofu at all, where 74% of recipes use some (most of those 316 to 698 g per can of coconut milk).
- No peanuts at all, where 64% of recipes use some (most of those 25 to 59 g per can of coconut milk).
Ingredients (17)
- 1½ lbs Yukon Gold potatoes (peeled and cut into 1½-inch chunks)680 g
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (for soak)≈ 4 g
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar (for soak)≈ 4.9 g
- 2 13.5-oz cans full-fat coconut milk (unshaken)766 g
- 4 tablespoons Massaman curry paste (homemade or Mekhala yellow curry paste)≈ 64 g
- 1 medium yellow onion (cut into ½-inch slices)≈ 110 g
- 4 medium shallots (peeled and quartered)≈ 80 g
- 6 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)≈ 18 g
- 2 tablespoons vegetarian fish sauce (Ocean's Halo, or sub low-sodium soy sauce)≈ 36 g
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (smooth jarred)≈ 17 g
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar≈ 14 g
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
- 1 large carrot (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces)≈ 72 g
- 2 15-oz cans chickpeas (drained and rinsed)851 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the numbers below.
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts (roughly chopped)≈ 36 g
- 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro (chopped)≈ 3 g
- 1 tablespoon fried shallots (optional)≈ 10 g
1.9 cans, 766 gin all 2718 g
≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.
Grams per can of coconut milk
Grams per can of coconut milk, and where that falls among all 95 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.
- Curry paste33 g · 40th percentile · median 48 g
- Meat, fish or tofu0 g · 13th percentile · median 355 g
- Potatoes356 g · 57th percentile · median 316 g
- Onions99 g · 68th percentile · median 52 g
- Peanuts0 g · 18th percentile · median 24 g
- Fish or soy sauce19 g · 62nd percentile · median 18 g
- Tamarind or lime11 g · 46th percentile · median 14 g
- Sugar7.2 g · 47th percentile · median 7.7 g
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