This spinach and chickpea curry recipe is part of my toddler friendly family meal plans series.
January meal plan 2022
It’s a simple, quick, healthy and vegan recipe, that even kids would love.
You can serve it as a main dish or a side dish.
It goes very well with breads and my quinoa rice recipe.
Just like bread, lentils and legume tastes better if topped with some butter.
I used to add chilli flakes to it. But now as I have a toddler. I have replaced chilli flakes with very mild red chilli powder for colour.
You can try adding 1/2 tsp of chilli flakes for that extra pop of colour and spiciness.
I used food processor to chop vegetables. Its so efficient.
Spinach and chickpea curry
Course: Main Course4
servings5
minutes15
minutesQuick and delicious curry that even kids love.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 medium size red onions – chopped
2 medium size tomatoes – chopped
1 inch ginger – grated
2 cans of chickpeas – drained and washed
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4th tsp kashmiri chilli powder for colour (optional)
1 tbsp tomato paste
Salt and pepper as per taste
1 bag of spinach (220 grams) – chopped
1 small cube of butter
1/2 tsp garam masala
Directions
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1tsp cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Add finally chopped 2 medium size onion and cook medium flame until golden.
- Add grated ginger and finely chopped fresh tomatoes. Mix well and cook covered for 2-3 minutes on low to medium flame.
- Uncover the pan and mash tomatoes with spatula. Add 1 heaped tsp of coriander powder, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder, 1/4th tsp of Kashmiri red chilli powder, 1tbsp of tomato paste. and washed chickpeas. Mix everything well. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes on low to medium heat.
- Add washed and chopped spinach and mix well. Add some few tbsp of water if needed. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add 1/2 tsp of garam masala and butter. Mix well. Cover the pan. Turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Serve hot with rice and coconut yogurt.
Notes
- Don’t over cook spinach. As soon as spinach is wilted, turn off the heat.
- Add butter right before serving.
- To save time canned chickpeas are best. However, freshly cooked chickpeas tastes better.