Recipes: Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry

A superhealthy vegan curry which accounts for 2 of your 5-a-day - and less than 200 calories per serve

• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , chopped
• 3cm/1¼ in piece ginger , grated
• 6 ripe tomatoes
• ½ tbsp oil
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp turmeric
• pinch chilli flakes
• 1 tsp yeast extract (we used Marmite)
• 4 tbsp red lentils
• 6 tbsp coconut cream
• 1 head of broccoli , broken into small florets
• 400g can chickpeas , drained
• 100g bag baby spinach leaves
• 1 lemon , halved
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds mixed with 1 tbsp chopped cashews

  

  1. Put the onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a food processor or blender and whizz to a purée.
  2. Heat oil in a large pan. Add the spices, fry for a few secs and add purée and yeast extract. Bubble together for 2 mins, then add lentils and coconut cream. Cook until lentils are tender, then add the broccoli and cook for 4 mins. Stir in chickpeas and spinach, squeeze over lemon and swirl through sesame and cashew mixture. Serve with brown rice, if you like.

  Per serving

  199 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 5g, sugar 6g, salt 0,42 g