can canned tomatoes / 4 T vegetable oil / 1 onion, chopped, 8 cloves of garlic, peeled and left whole / 1, 3 - inch piece of lemon grass, left whole / 3 medium carrots, cubed / 1 sweet potato, cubed / 2 or 3 medium potatoes, cubed / 2 small or 1 medium parsnip, cubed / 1 turnip, cubed / 2
C kale or
cabbage,
shredded / 2 — 3 t curry powder or 1/2 t red or
green Thai curry paste, 2 t salt (to taste), 1/2 t pepper, plus other optional spices: 2 t turmeric, 1/2 t red pepper flakes or 2 t finely chopped jalapeno / 1, 12 oz.