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Mushroom, Chickpea and Spinach Curry

This mushroom curry is so easy to whip up for a midweek dinner, and it contains 3 of your 5-a-day. Go the extra step and make your own chapatis.

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
30 minutes to 1 hour
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • For the Chapatis

  • 250g
    Chapati flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 50g
    Butter, melted
  • ½ tsp
    Salt
  • For the Curry

  • -
    Olive oil, for frying
  • 400g
    Mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 1
    Onion, roughly chopped
  • 3
    Garlic cloves, crushed
  • 30g
    Piece of root ginger, grated
  • 30g
    Tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp
    Garam masala
  • ½ tsp
    Smoked paprika or chilli powder
  • 2 x 400g
    Tins of chickpeas, drained
  • 400g
    Tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 250g
    Frozen spinach, defrosted
  • 100g
    Natural yoghurt
  • 30g
    Fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • -
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    30 minutes to 1 hour

Method

  1. To make the chapatis, tip the chapati flour into a large bowl, add the salt and make a well in the middle. Gradually stir in 160–180ml water and mix together to form a rough dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, until you have a smooth, elastic ball of dough. Cover with an upturned bowl or a clean tea towel and leave to rest for 20 minutes.
  2. Heat a splash of oil in a large saucepan over a high heat and fry the mushrooms for 5-6 minutes until golden brown, then transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.
  3. Wipe the pan with a piece of kitchen roll, then add a little more oil and reduce the heat slightly. Fry the onions for 4–5 minutes until soft, then add the garlic and ginger and fry for a couple of minutes more. Add the spices, fry for 30 seconds, then add the tomato purée and tip in the chickpeas. Fry for a further minute, then add the chopped tomatoes to the pan. Stir in the cooked mushrooms, then cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat, stir in the spinach and yoghurt and season to taste.
  5. While the curry is simmering, make the chapati. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each into a neat ball. Lightly dust the work surface with flour, then use a rolling pin to roll each into a thin disc, roughly 15cm diameter.
  6. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the chapatis, one at a time, for 20–30 seconds per side, until puffed up and lightly blistered. Brush with the melted butter and serve with the curry.

Notes

Leftover chapatis freeze really well. Leave them to cool completely, then stack them up with a piece of greaseproof paper between each one. Pop into a bag and freeze.

The veggie curry will also freeze well, just leave out the yoghurt, freeze in an airtight box for up to 3 months. Add the yoghurt when the curry is re-heated and you are ready to serve.