How about some curry for Friday night? Nice, eh? Grab a bowl of rice, some naan or pita bread and you're off to a great start of a wonderful weekend.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Servings: 4people
Author: Bea & Marco
Ingredients
28ozcooked chickpeas(800 gr)
3.5ozspinach (100 g)
1cinnamon stick
3cloves
3cardamom pods
1thumb sized ginger, finely chopped
5clovesof garlic, finely chopped
2small sized Italian green peppers, finely chopped
3onionschopped
1teaspoonheaped turmeric powder
1teaspoongaram masala powder
1teaspoonheaped ground coriander
1teaspoonchilli powder
4ripe tomatoeschopped
1 ¾cupwater(450 ml)
1cupcoconut milk(250 ml)
salt to taste
coriander leaves
Instructions
Put a wide pan on a medium heat, add in cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, ginger, garlic and green peppers. Saute for a few minutes
Add in onions and a bit of salt. Continue cooking until they are soft and golden brown, more or less for 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally
Add in turmeric, garam masala, coriander and chilli powder. Stir for a few seconds. Add in tomatoes and water. Adjust the salt level if needed. Bring to a boil
Add in chickpeas, mix well. Put the lid on and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally
Lower the heat, add in coconut milk and continue cooking for 5 minutes
Add in spinach, stir well and cook until they are wilted. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and your chickpea curry is ready to serve. As good as it is now, try eating it the next day..even better.
Notes
This chickpea curry taste so much better the next day.