Curried Chickpeas with Poached Eggs
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Total: 20 mins
A riff on our favourite brunch dish, shakshouka, this Indian-spiced spin features a cherry tomato sauce spiked with garam masala, cayenne and ginger, stirred with chickpeas and organic veg, and topped with fresh eggs.
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442 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 1 leek
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 2 tsp dal spice blend
  • 400g tinned cherry tomatoes
  • 100g baby leaf spinach
  • 4 eggs
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  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 200ml cold water
You'll need
  • Deep frying pan with lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Baking tray (optional)
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Trim the root and any dry ends off the leek. Halve it, rinse out any grit and finely slice it. Pop a deep frying pan on a medium heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil and the leek. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and fry, stirring often, for 3 mins till the leek is browned and has started to soften.

  • 2.

    While the leek cooks, peel and grate or crush the garlic. Drain and rinse the chickpeas.

  • 3.

    Stir the garlic into the leek with 2 tsp dal spice blend. Cook and stir for 1 min. Tip in the chickpeas and the tinned cherry tomatoes. Half-fill the tin with around 200ml cold water and stir that into the pan. Bring to the boil, then pop on a lid (use a baking tray to cover the pan if you haven't got a lid that fits) and simmer for 6-7 mins till the sauce thickens a little and the chickpeas start to soften.

  • 4.

    Add the baby leaf spinach to the pan and stir for 1 min to wilt it. Taste the chickpeas and add a pinch of salt or pepper if you think they need it.

  • 5.

    Crack the eggs into the chickpeas, spacing them out a little. Put the lid back on the pan and cook the eggs for 4-6 mins, depending on how well cooked you like your eggs.

  • 6.

    Divide the chickpeas and eggs between 2 warm plates and serve straight away.

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