Chickpea and spinach curry with cardamom rice

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Chickpea and spinach curry with cardamom rice

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3.5

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This flavour-packed curry made by Rosemary Shrager on Cooking with the Stars is a hearty midweek meal and works brilliantly if you’re meal-prepping in advance. Making your own curry powder is super satisfying and this fragrant mix of spices creates a mouth-watering sauce in this dish. Serve with roti bread and fluffy rice for a filling feast.
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This flavour-packed curry made by Rosemary Shrager on Cooking with the Stars is a hearty midweek meal and works brilliantly if you’re meal-prepping in advance. Making your own curry powder is super satisfying and this fragrant mix of spices creates a mouth-watering sauce in this dish. Serve with roti bread and fluffy rice for a filling feast.
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Rosemary Shrager
Over the years, icon and cooking legend Rosemary Shrager has written countless cookbooks. She currently leads cookery masterclasses, designs cook-approved kitchens and has swapped knives for pens, releasing a series of food-themed murder mysteries.

40MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the chickpea and spinach curry
2 tbsp
rapeseed oil
500 g
M&S frozen diced white onions
2 tsp
garlic paste
2 tsp
ground cumin
2 tbsp
M&S medium roasted curry powder
2 tsp
ground ginger
1/2 tin
(200 g)
coconut milk
1 tin
(400 g)
chickpeas
1 tin
(400 g)
M&S Italian chopped tomatoes
3 knobs
M&S frozen garlic herb butter
400 g
frozen spinach
300 g
M&S frozen Jersey Royal roasties
1 handful
toasted flaked almonds
For the rice
350 g
M&S basmati rice, washed
2 tbsp
olive oil
1/2
large cinnamon stick
8
cardamom pods, shelled
seeds crushed with the back of a spoon
1 tsp
ground turmeric
1 tsp
salt
60 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
To serve
as needed
M&S flame baked rotis
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Over the years, icon and cooking legend Rosemary Shrager has written countless cookbooks. She currently leads cookery masterclasses, designs cook-approved kitchens and has swapped knives for pens, releasing a series of food-themed murder mysteries.

Method

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step 1
Heat the rapeseed oil (2 tbsp) in a large sauté pan on a medium heat.
step 2
Soften the onions (500 g) in the oil for about 3 minutes, then add the garlic paste (2 tsp), cumin (2 tsp), curry powder (2 tbsp) and ginger (2 tsp) and cook for a further minute until fragrant.
step 3
Add the chickpeas (1 tin) along with the liquid from the can, and then add the tomatoes (1 tin).
step 4
Bring to a simmer, then add in the coconut milk (1/2 tin). Cover with a lid and cook for 4-5 minutes.
step 5
Meanwhile, melt the butter (3 knobs) in a saucepan and stir in the spinach (400 g). Cover with a lid and cook for 2-3 minutes until beginning to wilt. Add the potatoes (300 g) and cook for another 5 minutes with the lid on.
step 6
Add the potato mix to the curry and cook for 8-10 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through. Season to taste, cover with a lid and remove from the heat.
step 7
Meanwhile, make the rice. Place the rice (350 g), olive oil (2 tbsp), cinnamon stick (1/2), cardamom pod (8) (seeds crushed with the back of a spoon), turmeric (1 tsp) and salt (1 tsp) in a pan and add water until it comes 1cm above the rice. Heat until simmering. Cover with a lid and allow to simmer on low for 6 minutes.
step 8
Turn off the heat, leave the lid on and rest for 10 minutes, before folding in the butter (60 g).
step 9
Meanwhile, prepare the roti (as needed) according to pack instructions.
step 10
Serve the curry sprinkled with the flaked almonds (1 handful), rice and bread on the side.
step 10 Serve the curry sprinkled with the flaked almonds (1 handful), rice and bread on the side.

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