One of the keys to gut health is to focus on diversity and to try to eat over 30 different types of plant based foods per week. This dish is packed full of plant diversity bringing a plant score of 17 meaning there are 17 different plants in this dish. Serve with your favourite grain and some pickle for a beautiful meal
Chickpea, chard and coriander curry!
One of the keys to gut health is to focus on diversity and to try to eat over 30 different types of plant based foods per week. This dish is packed full of plant diversity bringing a plant score of 17 meaning there are 17 different plants in this dish. Serve with your favourite grain and some pickle for a beautiful meal
Takes 15 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tins chickpeas
- 1 onion
- 1/2 thumb size piece of ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp ground turmeric
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 red chilli
- 1 bunch rainbow chard 100g
- handfu; baby spinach
- handful fresh coriander
- handful fresh fennel fronds if available
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tin coconut mik
- 2 tbsp tamari
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Peel and finely dice the onion, ginger and garlic.Finely slice the stalks of the rainbow chard and roughly chop the leaves.Finely dice the coriander and the fennel fronds.
- Heat a wide bottomed pan on high heat, once hot add 1 tsp of oil and the onion and ginger, fry for 3-4 mins until the onions start to brown.
- Next turn the heat down to medium and add the cumin seeds and the rest of the spices followed by the garlic and fry for another 2 mins mixing regularly.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas and add to the pan along with the beautiful coloured chard stalks, the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, and tamari and bring to a boil stirring regularly.
- Reduce to a simmer and season with salt and pepper and juice of the lime. Finish the dish with the fresh coriander and fennel fronds.
- Serve with some pickled cabbage or red onion and your favourite grain for a delicious nourishing meal!
