Chickpea Korma with Indian Spiced Rice

Chickpea Korma with Indian Spiced Rice

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 12, 2018.

Ingredients

Spiced Rice

  • 2 Tbsp Indian spices
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1½ cups water
  • ¼ tsp salt

Chickpea Korma

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ broccoli *
  • 400g can chickpeas
  • 50g korma paste
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 425ml coconut milk
  • ½ cup vegetable stock
  • ½ bag baby spinach *

Yoghurt Dressing

  • 150g yoghurt
  • 3 Tbsp chopped coriander
  • ½ clove minced garlic

To Serve

  • 40g pistachio cashew blend (optional)

Steps

  1. Prep rice Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot on medium heat. Cook Indian spices for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add rice and continue to cook, stirring, for about 1 minute.
  2. Cook rice Add water and salt and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, still covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  3. Begin korma While rice is cooking, dice onion and carrot 1cm; cut broccoli into small florets; drain and rinse chickpeas. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on mediumhigh heat. Cook onion and carrot for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Add korma paste, chickpeas and salt. Cook a further 1 minute, until fragrant.
  4. Finish korma Add coconut milk and stock and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to lowmedium and simmer for about 4 minutes. Add broccoli and cook for 3-4 minutes, until curry has thickened and broccoli is tender. Stir through spinach and season to taste.
  5. Make dressing While korma is simmering, combine yoghurt, coriander and garlic in a small bowl. Season to taste.
  6. To serve Spoon ¾ cup of cooked rice into each bowl and top with chickpea korma. Drizzle over yoghurt dressing and scatter with pistachio cashew blend.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2708 kj
647 kcal
Protein 17.0g
Carbohydrate 72.4g
Fat 31.0g