Chana Palak

Chana Palak
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 156.8
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.5 mg
  • Sodium: 679.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
  • Protein: 7.8 g

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Introduction

Filling and healthy, make it as spicy or as mild as you want. Serve with rice, in a pita or on its own. Great the following day heated up in the microwave... basically you can't go wrong with it! Filling and healthy, make it as spicy or as mild as you want. Serve with rice, in a pita or on its own. Great the following day heated up in the microwave... basically you can't go wrong with it!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 tsp sunflower oil
    1 medium onion (or half a large one) - chopped
    1/2 tsp salt
    4-6 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
    1 tbsp mild curry powder (if you like it spicy just add cayenne chili powder)
    1 tin chopped tomatoes
    1 tin chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)
    chopped fresh coriander (aka cilantro) (optional, but fabulous)
    100g of plain low fat or fat free yogurt

Directions

Sautee the onion in the oil with the salt
When the onion is golden and soft, reduce the heat a bit and add the garlic
When garlic is fragrant, add the curry powder and stir.
Add the tin of tomatoes, the tin of chickpeas and stir.
Once everything has cooked for a few minutes, add the frozen spinach, stirring every so often to break it up as it thaws.
When curry is simmering again, add the coriander, mix, remove from heat and add yogurt.

Serve and enjoy!


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMELIA_POND.