Quick and tasty vegetarian low fat supper
(Waitrose Recipe http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Spinach,_tomato_and_chick_pea_curry.aspx)
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
2cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp Bart Veeraswamy Medium Moglai Curry Paste
400g can Waitrose Organic chopped tomatoes
410g can Waitrose Organic chick peas
250g bag essential Waitrose Spinach, roughly shredded
4 tbsp natural yogurt
4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
(Cooked diced butternut squash, if desired)
Method
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and cook the garlic, onion and ginger together for 5 minutes until softened and golden. Stir in the curry paste and cook for a minute, then add the tomatoes and simmer for 5 minutes to make a thick sauce, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the chick peas with their liquid and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, then season and stir in the shredded spinach. Cook gently together for a couple of minutes until the spinach is just cooked. Check seasoning and serve with a spoonful of yogurt, then scatter with chopped coriander. Serve with warm naan bread.
Cook’s tips: You can follow step 1, then freeze the tomato sauce for future use. Just thaw and continue as above.
Hil’s comment: Truly delicious and filling, and so quick and easy. Perfect for a hearty yet healthy autumn supper. I added some cooked diced butternut squash (left over from Sunday lunch) at the same time as the spinach, which worked very well and made the curry a bit more robust. Any curry paste would be fine; I used a mix of garam masala and rogan josh. Taste it before the end and add more curry paste if necesssary. I didn’t add all the chick pea liquid as it would have been too sloppy – maybe my Waitrose Essential tinned tomatoes had a little more juice than the organic version used by Waitrose. The dish is slightly low on protein although the chick peas do contain some protein. For a totally balanced one dish meal, next time I will add a little diced tofu or sliced chorizo or sausage.
