Tikka Spiced French Bean & Chickpea Curry
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Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
We’ve given this spicy curry a French accent in the form of tender organic French beans. They’re added to a vibrant mix of nutty chickpeas and rich tomatoes, spiked with garlic, ginger and a fiery tikka spice blend, tempered with mild, earthy spinach leaves.
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347 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 2 onions
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 200g French beans
  • 200g spinach
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • A thumb of ginger
  • 2 tsp tikka spice blend
  • 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 lemon
  • A handful of coriander
From your kitchen
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Peel and thinly slice the onions. Pour 2 tsp olive oil into a large pan and warm to a medium heat. Slide in the sliced onions and sprinkle in a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 8 mins, till softened.

  • 2.

    While the onions fry, peel the garlic cloves and finely grate them. Peel the ginger and finely chop. Dice the tomatoes into small pieces.

  • 3.

    Stir in the chopped garlic, ginger and 2 tsp tikka spice blend. Continue to fry for a further 2 mins, stirring, till the pan smells sweet and aromatic.

  • 4.

    Tip the diced tomatoes into the pan. Open the tin of chickpeas and pour in both the chickpeas and the liquid from the tin. Stir well to mix. Pop on a lid, bring to a simmer then turn the heat down a little and cook for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.

  • 5.

    While the curry cooks, trim the woody ends off the French beans. Trim any thick stalks away from the spinach and give the leaves a good rinse.

  • 6.

    After 5 mins, add the French beans to the pan. Cover and simmer for a further 5 mins, till the beans are tender. Stir in the spinach leaves to just wilt them.

  • 7.

    Grate the lemon zest into the curry and squeeze in the juice from 1 lemon half. Roughly chop the coriander. Divide the curry between a couple of warm bowls and top with the chopped coriander leaves. Serve with the remaining lemon half, cut into wedges for squeezing.

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