Chickpea, spinach and egg curry
At a Glance
- Prep
- 30 minutes
- Cook
- 30 minutes
- Servings
- Serves 2
Categories
- Main Course
- Indian
- Stovetop
- Easy
- Main course
Dietary
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
- Low-calorie
- Luten Ree Iet
- Vegetarian
Allergens
- Eggs
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 2. Current scale: 1x.
This vegetarian low-calorie chickpea curry makes a wonderful, easy after-work meal, and is ready in less than 20 minutes. It's also vegan if you leave out the egg. Each serving provides 441 kcal, 26g protein, 92g carbohydrates (of which 8.5g sugars), 20g fat (of which 3.5g saturates), 15g fibre and 0.6g salt. With a GI of 45 this meal is high protein, low GI.
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Equipment
Small saucepan, wide frying pan
Ingredients
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 1 tbsp light olive oil
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp medium curry powder, plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 100ml/3½fl oz boiling water
- 180g/6oz baby leaf spinach
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, to garnish
Instructions
Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil and cook the eggs for 6–8 minutes, or until done to your liking. When cool enough to handle, shell, halve and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wide frying pan over a low heat. Add the cumin, black mustard seeds, curry powder, garlic granules and ground ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes, chickpeas, lemon juice and boiling water and season with salt and pepper. Cook over a high heat for 6–8 minutes, or until reduced and thickened, stirring often. Add the spinach and cook until wilted.
Divide the curry between two shallow bowls, top each with two egg halves and sprinkle over some curry powder. Scatter with coriander and serve immediately.
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