Chickpea Curry With Pumpkin Squash Baby Spinach Recipes

CHICKPEA CURRY WITH PUMPKIN (SQUASH) & BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the oil and sauté the onion and garlic until soft.
• Add spices and sauté one minute, to release flavours.
• Add tomato paste, pureed tomatoes and 1 cup of water. Stir well.
• Add the chickpeas and pumpkin and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for around 15 minutes, or until the pumpkin is tender.
• Add the coriander and baby spinach leaves and simmer for a few minutes until leaves just start to wilt.
• Serve with basmati rice, pappadums, and yoghurt or raita.

CHICKPEAS WITH BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, tomato paste and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring for one to two minutes, until fragrant and the tomato paste has turned a darker color. Add the chickpeas, the stock or water, and the cayenne, and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach, a handful at a time, stirring until each addition of spinach wilts. Add salt to taste and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for five minutes. Add lots of freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust salt and cayenne, and serve.