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Home » Curry & Side dish » Chickpea Spinach curry

Chickpea Spinach curry

Published: Oct 13, 2016 · by Shilpa · 1 Comment

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Simple on onion - no garlic curry made with chickpeas and spinach
chickpea curry

Chickpea spinach curry recipe.

This curry has a special place in my heart. For me and my husband, it’s an emotion. When we moved to Melbourne, we lived in the CBD for the first few months. We were in love with Melbourne - the streets, lanes, parks, riverfront, everything... An evening stroll around the city to discover something new was a must every day.

One such evening we came across ‘Crossways – a Hare Krishna vegetarian restaurant’. We were instantly excited and walked in to discover not just great food, but the fact that ISKCON temple was just a few tram-stops away from where we lived. For the next few months, this was our routine on most Sundays – tram to ISKCON, spend the mornings there, soul-satisfying lunch, and an afternoon stroll on St. Kilda beach... Bliss... Eventually, we moved to the suburbs and the frequency of our visits reduced. But one thing that has stayed fresh in our minds is the chickpea-spinach curry we ate during one of our trips to Crossways.

I wonder what magic it had - no chickpea curry we ever ate tasted like it - even though it didn't contain any onion or garlic, being a Satvik food served at the temple. I am not sure how they made it, but I recreated this magical curry with some spices I was able to identify and some spices I love. My daughter loves this curry as much as we do. Every time I make this curry, we tell stories about those magical Sundays to our little girl.

Try this curry for a soul satisfying meal.

Chickpea spinach curry

Shilpa
Simple on onion - no garlic curry made with chickpeas and spinach
5 from 1 vote
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch spinach cleaned and chopped
  • 2 cups chickpeas
  • 1 potato cut into small cubes
  • 1 large tomato finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger grated
  • A big pinch asafoetida (hing)
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder or as per taste
  • 1 small piece cinnamon
  • 1 cloves
  • 2 cardamom
  • 5-6 peppercorns
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves kasuri methi – 1 pinch

Instructions
 

  • Soak the chickpeas overnight. Wash them thoroughly under running water. Boil them in fresh water and salt until they are cooked but not mushy
  • Dry roast 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 2 teaspoon coriander seeds until they are aromatic (few minutes). Grind them in a coffee grinder or mixer into a fine powder. Set aside
  • Dry roast cinnamon, cloves, cardamom seeds, peppercorns until they are aromatic (few minutes). Grind them in coffee grinder or mixer into a fine powder. Set aside
  • Heat a frying pan and add ghee. Add mustard seeds and let it crackle. Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, star anise and fry briefly till cumin seeds change colour
  • Add the ginger and stir fry on low heat until it is fragrant (about a minute)
  • Add tomatoes, turmeric, red chilli powder, cumin-coriander powder and mix well. Cook until the tomatoes are completely done and oil separates
  • Add the boiled chickpeas along with its water. Add cubed potatoes. Check and adjust salt. Simmer for 15-20 minutes till potatoes are cooked
  • Add spinach and cook for a few more minutes till they are done
  • Add rest of the ground spices, and mix well. Crush the dried fenugreek leaves and sprinkle on top
  • Serve hot with steamed rice

Notes

  • You may use canned chickpeas. Discard the liquid and wash thoroughly before use
  • You may use store brought spice powders but freshly ground spices are the best
  • You may use 1 teaspoon of garam masala instead of cinnamon-cardamom-clove powder
Nutrition Facts
Chickpea spinach curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 12mg4%
Sodium 33mg1%
Potassium 435mg12%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 3354IU67%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 66mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Adam Rasmussen

    April 15, 2022 at 2:27 pm

    4 stars
    👍 appreciative . I'm looking for a really sattic way of cooking. I use the above recipe omitting tomato salt, and ghee : replacing with 200 - 300 ml cold pressed, with mostly organic sunflower oil or sometimes mixed variation with (mustard and or sesame sesame, for colder seasons to add more heating instead of cooling sunflower) OM

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