Lunch

Chickpea and Spinach Curry with Rice

Name: Chickpea and Spinach Curry with Rice
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 400 g Chickpeas, tinned and drained; 200 g Spinach; 400 g Chopped tomatoes, tinned; 150 g Onion; 2 tbsp, about 30 g Indian curry paste; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; A thumb, grated Fresh ginger; 150 ml Reduced-fat coconut milk, tinned; 240 g Cooked white rice; A handful Fresh coriander

Chickpeas in a tomato and curry paste sauce with a little reduced-fat coconut milk and a lot of spinach, over rice. Plant-based, no gluten, 579 kcal.

Calories: 579kcal
Protein: 24g
Fat: 15g
Carbs: 85g

Per serving, makes 2. 25 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

None of the fourteen declared allergens is in the ingredient list as written.

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Ingredients

Chickpeas, tinned and drained400 g
Drained weight. A 400 g tin drains to about 240 g.
Spinach200 g
Chopped tomatoes, tinned400 g
Onion150 g
Indian curry paste2 tbsp, about 30 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Fresh gingerA thumb, grated
Reduced-fat coconut milk, tinned150 ml
Cooked white rice240 g
Cooked weight. About 50 g of dry rice becomes 130 g cooked.
Fresh corianderA handful

Method

Fry the chopped onion in the curry paste over a medium heat for eight minutes, adding a splash of water if it catches. The oil in the paste is enough.
Add the garlic and ginger for one minute, then the tomatoes and chickpeas. Simmer for twelve minutes until the sauce is thick.
Stir in the coconut milk and the spinach, a handful at a time, until wilted. Two minutes more.
Serve over the rice with the coriander.

Worth knowing

No oil beyond what is in the paste. Indian curry pastes are about 20% oil, so two tablespoons carries the frying.
Two hundred grams of spinach looks absurd and cooks down to a few spoonfuls. Add it in batches and it goes in.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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