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Butternut Squash Chickpea Curry

This butternut squash chickpea curry is a healthy midweek meal that's naturally vegan and super easy to make. It's a hearty curry full of flavor and packed with wholesome goodies that the entire family will love.
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Course: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Vegan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 505kcal

Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
  • ½ red chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 400 g (3 cups) butternut squash, cubed
  • 1 can (14 oz / 400 g) chickpeas
  • 1 can (13.5 fl. oz / 400 ml) coconut milk
  • 200 ml (1 cup) vegetable stock
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) baby spinach

Instructions

  • Heat the coconut oil in a deep pan and fry the onion over low heat for 7-8 minutes until slightly coloured. Stir in the garlic, ginger and red chilli and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    1 tbsp coconut oil
    1 large onion
    2 large garlic cloves
    1 tbsp ginger
    ½ red chilli
  • Next, stir in the spices and cook for another minute, stirring continuously and careful not to burn them. Add the butternut squash, chickpeas, coconut milk and vegetable stock and turn the heat up to bring to a boil.
    1 tsp ground cumin
    1 tsp ground coriander
    1 tsp garam masala
    400 g butternut squash
    1 can (14 oz / 400 g) chickpeas
    1 can (13.5 fl. oz / 400 ml) coconut milk
    200 ml vegetable stock
  • Lower the heat and simmer covered with a lid for 20 minutes or until the butternut squash is fork-tender. Stir occasionally to prevent the curry from burning. If it looks too runny, you can squash some of the chickpeas and butternut squash with the back of your spoon.
  • When you're happy with the consistency, stir in the lemon juice and baby spinach, and cover with a lid for 2-3 minutes to allow the spinach to wilt. The curry will continue to thicken as it cools down.
    Juice of 1 lime
    100 g baby spinach
  • Serve hot with basmati rice, naan bread or chapattis and with extra lime wedges if you like.

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Notes

If you want a mild curry that the kids can enjoy, omit the chili.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 673mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 9g

Nutrition is per serving and is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.

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