# chickpea, spinach, and tofu curry

This is a super simple chickpea, tofu, and spinach curry that takes under 30 minutes to make and contains over 30 grams of protein.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 700 g chickpeas
- 1 medium white onion
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 x 400g tins or cartons of chopped tomatoes
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.33 tsp crumbled veg stock cube or vegetable bouillon powder
- 2 large landfills fresh spinach
- Juice of half a lemon
- 250 g firm tofu
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 0.5 tbsp tamari
- 80 g soaked cashew nuts (in boiling water for 15 mins)
- juice of one lemon
- 1 tbsp nooch
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 clove garlic
- 60 ml water, to help it blend
- Black sesame seeds
- chilli flakes
- fresh coriander

## Instructions

1. Add olive oil to a pan with cumin seeds and stir for 10 seconds.
2. Add the finely chopped onion to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Grate garlic into the pan and cook until golden brown.
4. Add paprika, cumin, and coriander to the pan and stir.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the pan and mix.
6. Add the drained and rinsed chickpeas to the pan and stir.
7. Add two 400g tins of chopped tomatoes to the pan and stir.
8. Add nutritional yeast, salt, and crumbled vegetable stock cube to the pan and stir.
9. Add two large handfuls of fresh spinach to the pan and stir until wilted.
10. Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
11. Add cashew cream to the pan and stir.
12. Add fried tofu cubes on top of the curry.
13. Garnish with fresh coriander.

## Equipment

- pan
- grater
- colander

## Tips

- The key to locking in flavor in such a short amount of time is to not rush the first few steps where you're cooking down spices and aromatics in lots of olive oil.
- If you have a nut allergy you can use sunflower seeds in place of cashews.
- Perfect for meal prep

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-06-20

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