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Chickpea, Tomato and Coconut Curry with Couscous

A one-pan chickpea curry in spiced tomato and coconut sauce, served over quick couscous.

Total
25 min
Hands on
15 min
Serves
2
Method
hob
Cuisine
Indian-inspired

Per serving · estimated

Energy
680 kcal
Protein
18 g
Fat
34 g
Carbs
75 g
Freshly cooked Chickpea, Tomato and Coconut Curry with Couscous

Method

  1. Step 1 of 10

    Dice the onion.

    • Onion
    dice onion
  2. Step 2 of 10

    Mince the garlic and grate the ginger.

    • Garlic cloves
    • Fresh ginger
    grate ginger
  3. Step 3 of 10

    Drain and rinse the chickpeas.

    • Canned chickpeas
    drain tinned beans
  4. Step 4 of 10

    Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook the onion until golden, about 5 minutes.

    • Vegetable oil
    • Onion
    5 min
    onions golden
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  5. Step 5 of 10

    Add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and stir for 1 minute.

    • Garlic cloves
    • Fresh ginger
    • Mild curry powder
    1 min
    garlic fragrant
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  6. Step 6 of 10

    Pour in the canned tomatoes and coconut milk and simmer for 8 minutes.

    • Canned chopped tomatoes
    • Coconut milk
    8 min
    gentle simmer
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  7. Step 7 of 10

    Stir in the chickpeas and simmer 4 minutes more until the sauce coats the spoon.

    • Canned chickpeas
    4 min
    sauce coats back of spoon
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  8. Step 8 of 10

    Bring the water to the boil in a small pan, tip the couscous into a bowl, pour the water over, cover and leave 5 minutes.

    • Water
    • Couscous
    5 min
    saucepan on hob
  9. Step 9 of 10

    Fold the spinach through the curry until wilted and season with salt.

    • Baby spinach
    • Salt
  10. Step 10 of 10

    Fluff the couscous with a fork and squeeze lemon over the curry before serving.

    • Couscous
    • Lemon
    juice lemon

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