CHICKPEA, TOMATO & SPINACH CURRY

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A superhealthy, vegan curry that accounts for 2 of your 5-a-day and is low in calories to boot!

Provided by Good Food team

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3cm piece ginger, grated
6 ripe tomatoes
½ tbsp oil
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
pinch chilli flakes
1 tsp yeast extract (we used Marmite)
4 tbsp red lentils
6 tbsp coconut cream
1 head of broccoli, broken into small florets
400g can chickpeas, drained
100g bag baby spinach leaves
1 lemon, halved
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp chopped cashews, to mix with the sesame seeds

Steps:

Put the onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a food processor or blender and whizz to a purée.
Heat oil in a large pan. Add the spices, fry for a few secs and add purée and yeast extract. Bubble together for 2 mins, then add lentils and coconut cream. Cook until lentils are tender, then add the broccoli and cook for 4 mins. Stir in chickpeas and spinach, squeeze over lemon and swirl through sesame and cashew mixture. Serve with brown rice, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 20 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium