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Chickpea and Spinach Curry with Homemade Garlic Naan

Course Main Course

Ingredients

Chickpea and Spinach Curry

  • 1 Medium Onion Diced
  • 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
  • 400 g Chopped tomatoes
  • 400 g Tinned Chickpeas, drained
  • 100 g Spinach
  • 10 g Coriander
  • ½ tsp Ground coriander, Paprika, Cumin, Turmeric and Cayenne Of each spice
  • 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper

Garlic Naan

  • ¼ cup Warm water
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 10 g Active dry yeast
  • ¾ cup Warm milk
  • ¾ cup Plain yogurt
  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • Butter For brushing
  • 4 cloves Garlic Minced
  • Fresh Coriander To top

Instructions

Chickpea and Spinach Curry

  • Heat a little oil in a large pan and add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the spices and stir well.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, drained chickpeas and salt and pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8 minutes.
  • 2 Minutes before it has finished cooking, add the spinach and coriander and stir well. Cook for 2 minutes or until the spinach has wilted.

Garlic Naan

  • In a glass measuring cup, combine the yeast, sugar, and water and let sit until very foamy, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the flour and salt together in a large bowl and create a well in the center. Whisk in the warm milk and plain yogurt into the yeast mixture until well-combined. Pour into the well in the dry ingredients. Stir until a dough is formed, then turn out onto a lightly-floured surface and knead until smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Transfer the dough to a large, lightly oiled bowl and cover loosely with a damp kitchen towel. Let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead briefly into a disc and cut the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Heat a large, heavy bottomed pan over medium heat. Roll each dough ball out until it is about ½ cm thick and approximately 15 cm wide.
  • Brush the dough lightly with butter and place one at a time onto the hot pan. Cook until large bubbles form on the surface, about 2 minutes. Flip the dough and cook the other side until golden, about 1-2 more minutes.
  • Stack the cooked flat bread on a plate and cover with a towel to keep warm as you cook the remaining pieces.
  • Add the minced garlic to the remaining melted butter. Loosely cover and microwave for 15 seconds. Brush the warm naan with the garlic butter (scooping out some of the garlic to sit on top) and sprinkle generously with Coriander. Serve warm.