Lentil and Chickpea Curry

If you've known me for a while, you'll know that my lentil and chickpea curry is my signature dish! It's a dish I know that I can whip up really quickly and is nutritious and super tasty. If you'd like to see a video version of this recipe, you can check out my YouTube channel!

Ingredients

o 1 cup dried red split lentils

o 1 tbsp vegetable oil

o 1 onion, chopped

o 3 garlic clove, crushed

o 1tsp cumin powder

o 2 tsp turmeric

o ½ tsp paprika

o 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed

o 1 x cup coconut milk

o 1 x Sweet Potato (chopped into equal sized pieces)

o 2 handful spinach

o Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Boil the lentils and sweet potato together for about 20 minutes until tender. Once boiled, drain and save about 2 cups of the liquid.

2. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for a minute over a high heat. Stir in the spices (and salt or you can add it at the end) then add the boiled lentils, sweet potato and chickpeas.

3. Add some of the liquid from the lentils to the pan also (if you want a drier curry add less, if you want it more runny, add more liquid).

4. Pour in the coconut milk (be sure to shake the tin so the solids and liquid are mixed together) then bring to the boil and cook for about 15 minutes until everything is combined.

5. Stir in the spinach till it wilts, and add salt to taste.

6. Serve with wholegrain rice/chapatti/naan bread and salad of your choice.

This recipe is great for substitutions, you can always swap out the sweet potatoes for white potatoes, with or without the chickpeas or lentils or even add in any other veggies! Let me know if you make this recipe and be sure to tag @chazdelightsnutrition on Facebook or Instagram with your photo! Happy cooking :)

Chaz xx