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Spinach & Chickpea curry (Chana Saag) May 27, 2007

Filed under: Chick pea,Curry,KP Mum,Spinach — kaushik @ 2:37 am

Ingredients
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small piece ginger (peeled)
4 cloves garlic
4 cloves
4 thai chiles
3 cardamum seeds
2 cinnamon sticks
3 TBS olive oil
1 TBS butter
2-1/2 bags or bunches of chopped spinach
5 TBS fresh coriander, chopped
1/2 – 1 tin peeled plum tomatoes
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red chile
1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tin chickpeas (rinsed & drained)

Step 1
Heat oil and butter in pan
Add cloves & cinnamon sticks
Add chopped onions & fry until clear (3-4 minutes)

Step 2
Liquidize the following:
Ginger
Chiles (fresh)
Garlic
Tomatoes

Step 3
Take 1/2 the fried onions and add to the liquidized mixture – liquidize again.

Step 4
Add liquidized mixture back to onions in pot

Step 5
Add chile powder, turmeric, coriander, salt and 1 tsp lemon juice to pot.
Cook 4-5 minutes

Step 6
Add washed & drained chickpeas to pan
Cover & simmer for 3-4 minutes

Step 7
Add washed, drained & chopped spinach.
Cook for 1-2 minutes, or 4-5 minutes for a drier sauce.

Step 8
Add fresh coriander & 1/2 tsp garam masala
Stir together and serve!

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One Response to “Spinach & Chickpea curry (Chana Saag)”

  1. Kaeren Says:

    Hi – just wanted to say that I made this curry and it was delicious. I’ve passed it onto my friend who is a brilliant cook because I know she will love it – it’s also very economic as well as nutritional. Yum!

    Only one request for future – when you say ’1 bag of spinach’ that doesn’t mean anything to me as there are different sizes of bags! I put in 450gms which might seem a lot, but it worked well – would help to know what weight though in future. But gorgeous curry!


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