- 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
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 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.