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Chickpea Curry Baby Spinach

Chickpea curry with pumpkin and baby spinach

Details

Serves: 4

Number of ingredients: 12

To prep: 10 minutes

To cook: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • Kilojoules: 1205

  • Calories: 287

  • Protein: 9g

  • Fat: 13g

  • Saturated Fat: 2g

  • Carbohydrates: 29g

  • Fiber: 7.6g

  • Sodium: 487mg

  • Potassium: 687mg

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

1 brown onion finely chopped 

2 cloves garlic crushed 

1 tsp chilli powder 

1 tsp ground coriander (cilantro) 

2 tsp ground cumin 

500 g tomato passata 

1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas 

320 g pumpkin peeled, chopped into small pieces 

1 pinch salt (optional) 

120 g baby spinach leaves 

2 tsp fresh coriander (cilantro) chopped 

Method

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté onion for about 5 minutes until soft. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds. 
  2. Mix in chilli powder, coriander, cumin, tomato passata and ½ cup of water. Stir well. 
  3. Add chickpeas and pumpkin pieces, and bring to boil. Adjust flavour with extra salt, if desired. 
  4. Reduce heat and simmer for around 15 minutes or until pumpkin is tender. 
  5. Stir through baby spinach leaves until they start to wilt, followed by coriander, and serve immediately.