Curried Couscous Spinach And Chickpea Wrap Recipes

SPINACH & CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the curry paste in a large non-stick frying pan. Once it starts to split, add the onion and cook for 2 mins to soften. Tip in the tomatoes and bubble for 5 mins or until the sauce has reduced.
• Add the chickpeas and some seasoning, then cook for 1 min more. Take off the heat, then tip in the spinach and allow the heat of the pan to wilt the leaves. Season, add the lemon juice, and serve with basmati rice.

CURRIED COUSCOUS WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, sun-dried tomato, dill, and garlic; cook and stir until onions start to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach, increase heat to medium high, and cook until spinach begins to wilt, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour in sherry and cook until most liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, cayenne pepper, chickpeas, and 1 cup of the vegetable broth; cook for about 5 minutes. Add remaining broth and bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in couscous, and cover until couscous absorbs all the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.

CURRIED CHICKPEAS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, serrano pepper and curry powder and continue cooking, 1 minute; set aside.
• Combine the chickpeas and their liquid, spinach, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes, 3/4 teaspoon salt and the cooked onion mixture in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on high, 3 1/2 hours. Scatter the cheese over the vegetabls, cover and cook 30 more minutes. Serve with naan.

CHICKPEA SPINACH CURRY (CHANA PALAK MASALA)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high setting. Sauté the finely chopped onion until golden.
• Add the crushed garlic and grated ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently, until the garlic doesn't smell raw anymore.
• Mix in the next four ingredients (ground coriander, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne) and toast for two minutes stirring often.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, chickpeas and vegetable stock. Increase the heat to high and once boiling, lower to medium-low to maintain at a simmer for 10 minutes, stirring every now and then.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt, the sugar, and the spinach. If the spinach is frozen increase the heat until the curry is bubbling away again. Simmer for an additional five minutes.
• Add the garam masala, lemon juice and coconut milk and stir. Sprinkle over the chopped cilantro leaves and serve hot.

CURRIED COUSCOUS, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA WRAP

Steps:

• Toast the chopped walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 2-4 minutes; set aside.
• Over medium heat, melt butter in a large non-stick skillet.
• Add in the onion and ginger; cook and stir for 3 minutes.
• Add in the curry and garlic; continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes (don't let the garlic get brown); remove from heat.
• Add in the chickpeas, couscous, salt, and 1 cup boiling water; stir.
• Cover and let sit for about 5 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
• Fluff couscous with a fork; add in walnuts and stir to combine.
• Lay out the tortillas; spread about 1 tablespoon chutney and 2 tablespoons yogurt over each tortilla.
• Cover each tortilla with about 5 spinach leaves.
• Spoon 1/4 of the couscous mixture onto each tortilla in a thick horizontal strip across the bottom third (leave about 1/2 inch border from the sides of the tortilla).
• Wrap up burrito-style (fold in the sides of the tortilla, then roll up bottom to top).
• Cut in half on the bias and serve immediately.

CURRIED COUSCOUS WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook onion, red pepper and garlic in the olive oil over medium low heat until soft, about 7 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, chickpeas, peas, corn and spices and continue to cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Add broth, increase heat and bring to a boil. Stir in couscous, cover, remove from heat and let sit for 6 minutes.
• Fluff with a fork and serve immediately or pack for tomorrow's lunch!

INDIAN CURRIED CHICKPEAS WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Place drained spinach in a saucepan over medium heat and add 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Cover and cook about 5 minutes more. Set aside without draining.
• Combine 1/2 cup water, onion, 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder, and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes, adding more water if needed. Add cooked spinach and liquid, chickpeas, 1/2 cup water, salt, and pepper. Cook until liquid is reduced, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring 3/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat and stir couscous and 1 teaspoon curry powder into the water. Cover saucepan and let stand until water is absorbed completely, about 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork.
• Plate 1 cup cooked couscous per serving, topped with 1/2 the spinach mixture.