Easy Saag Chole
Creamy plant-based Indian curry made with greens and chickpeas. It's vegan, gluten free and comes together quick for an easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp Fresh ginger minced
- 1 tsp fresh turmeric minced
- ½ yellow onion small dice
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 15 oz organic chickpeas
- 4 cups power greens or spinach chopped fine
- 1 cup unsweetened plant milk
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp ground turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp plain plant based yogurt
- Salt to taste
- Pinch Crushed red pepper
- Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Start by heating your wok or saucepan on medium heat with the oil, then add garlic, ginger, fresh turmeric (if unavailable and add extra 1 tsp dry turmeric when adding the dry spices)and yellow onion and cook stirring often until browned and super fragrant about 10 minutes
- Add chickpeas and greens and cook 2 mins until all greens have wilted
- Add plant milk and tomato paste and bring to a boil
- Add turmeric powder, garam masala, ground cumin, crushed red pepper, salt and ground black pepper.
- Let simmer 5 mins and stir well to incorporate all spices.
- Turn off heat and add plain plant yogurt for extra creaminess
- Serve with rice and/or naan bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 3gCalories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 17gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 102mgPotassium: 723mgFiber: 12gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 878IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 206mgIron: 6mg
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