Chickpea Coconut Curry

Name: Chickpea Coconut Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: south asian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive or coconut oil; 1 large onion (diced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 thumb fresh ginger (grated); 2 tbsp curry powder; 2 x 400 ml cans canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed); 1 x 400 ml can canned diced tomatoes; 200 ml light coconut milk (half a can — freeze the rest); 100 g baby spinach; 1 whole lime (juiced); 3 cups cooked rice (to serve)

A 30-minute curry with pantry chickpeas and light coconut milk — gentle heat, big comfort.

30 mineasy4 servings$south asianVeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeHigh fiberMeal prep

Why it earns its place. Two cans and some spices become 10 g of fiber per bowl; light coconut keeps sat fat honest.

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Ingredients · 4 servings

1 tbspolive or coconut oil
1 largeonion — diced
3 clovesgarlic — minced
1 thumbfresh ginger — grated
2 tbspcurry powder
2 x 400 ml canscanned chickpeas — drained and rinsed
1 x 400 ml cancanned diced tomatoes
200 mllight coconut milk — half a can — freeze the rest
100 gbaby spinach
1 wholelime — juiced
3 cupscooked rice — to serve

No major allergens among the listed ingredients — always check labels, brands vary.

Method

Soften onion in oil; add garlic, ginger, curry powder for one fragrant minute.
6 min
Add chickpeas, tomatoes, coconut milk. Simmer until slightly thickened.
15 min
Wilt in spinach; finish with lime. Serve over rice.
2 min

Nutrition per serving

420calories

13 gprotein

56 gcarbs

15 gfat

10 gfiber

4.5 gsat fat

420 mgsodium

0 gadded sugar

Editorial estimates per serving. Counts 7 different plants toward your weekly variety.

Make it yours

cultureFull-fat coconut for richer (raises sat fat — note)

availabilityLentils or white beans swap in

costFrozen spinach works perfectly

Storage. Fridge 4 days; freezes 3 months. Curry always wins on day two.

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