Creamy Chickpea And Spinach Curry Recipes

CRAZY CREAMY CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Melt coconut oil in a heavy 4-quart pot over medium heat. Saute onion until lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add curry powder, pepper flakes, broth, soy sauce, maple syrup, and tomato paste and stir.
• Add potatoes and carrot, cover pot, and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to a simmer and leave lid ajar. Cook just until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add cauliflower, chickpeas, coconut milk, and cilantro. Stir gently to incorporate. Return to simmer with lid ajar and simmer just until cauliflower is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Fold in peas and cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and season with salt, if needed. Serve with steamed basmati rice and, for those who'd like more heat, sriracha sauce. Garnish with cilantro.

SPINACH & CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the curry paste in a large non-stick frying pan. Once it starts to split, add the onion and cook for 2 mins to soften. Tip in the tomatoes and bubble for 5 mins or until the sauce has reduced.
• Add the chickpeas and some seasoning, then cook for 1 min more. Take off the heat, then tip in the spinach and allow the heat of the pan to wilt the leaves. Season, add the lemon juice, and serve with basmati rice.

CHICKPEA SPINACH CURRY (CHANA PALAK MASALA)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high setting. Sauté the finely chopped onion until golden.
• Add the crushed garlic and grated ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until the garlic doesn't smell raw anymore.
• Mix in the next four ingredients (ground coriander, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne) and toast for two minutes stirring often.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, chickpeas and vegetable stock. Increase the heat to high and once boiling, lower to medium-low to maintain at a simmer for 10 minutes, stirring every now and then.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt, the sugar, and the spinach. If the spinach is frozen increase the heat until the curry is bubbling away again. Simmer for an additional five minutes.
• Add the garam masala, lemon juice and coconut milk and stir. Sprinkle over the chopped cilantro leaves and serve hot.

CHICKPEA AND SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Place the onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor and whizz up to a paste.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion paste for 2 minutes. Add the curry paste and spices and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the tinned cherry tomatoes and drained chickpeas and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add in the spinach (which should be defrosted) and coconut milk. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir through the mango chutney before serving.

CREAMY CHICKPEA AND SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 3-5minutes. Add the garlic, turmeric, curry powder, and red pepper flakes and cook 30 seconds more, until fragrant.
• Add the chickpeas and coconut milk. Bring to a boil and simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in the spinach, lemon juice, and salt (if using). Cook for 1 minute more.
• Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until the mixture pulls together into a dough. It will be sticky.
• Heat the heavy iron cast skillet or a simple thick bottom skillet until hot.
• Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll out on a floured surface into rounds that will fit your skillet. Cook 2-3 minutes per side. Serve with the chickpea and spinach curry.

MUSHROOMY CURRY WITH SPINACH & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauté pan. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat. The onions should be soft and golden.
• Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir in the spices and cook for 1 minute until to can smell them. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry.
• Now add the mushrooms and a splash of water stir until the mushrooms are covered in the spices. Season with the salt and pepper.Pour in the can of tomatoes and add the chickpeas, stir and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the coconut milk, stir and leave to simmer gently for another 5 minutes.
• Add the spinach. As soon as the spinach has wilted the curry is ready. Serve immediately with basmati rice (white or brown), lime wedges and some coriander leaves.