This is a very simple side dish for chapathis/naan without lot of spices, yet very flavorful and healthy.
Spinach and Chickpeas Gravy Recipe |
Prep Time | Cook Time | Makes |
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05 Mins | 20 Mins | 3-4 Servings |
Author | Category | Method |
Madhuram | Side-Dishes | Cooking |
A very simple recipe for side dish using frozen chopped spinach and chickpeas.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 2 Minced Garlic Cloves
- 1 Finely Chopped Medium Size Onion
- As Per Taste Salt
- As Per Taste Curry Powder/Garam Masala
- 1 Cup Yogurt (I Used Low Fat Yogurt)
- 1 Cup Milk (I Used 2%)
- 1 10 Oz Thawed Frozen Chopped Spinach
- 1 15 Oz Drained And Rinsed Canned Chickpeas
Procedure:
- Heat oil in a skillet.
- Add the onion, salt and garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
- Now add the curry powder and cook for another 1 minute.
- Add yogurt, milk, thawed spinach and the drained chickpeas and let it simmer until all the flavors blend together.
My Notes:
- The dish was nice and creamy. I actually added a mixture of full cream and milk, that definitely gave a richness to the gravy.
- Be careful while adding salt because the canned chickpeas already has salt in it.
- Update: I did not make the Naan. It's the frozen variety we get in US, Deep Brand. Just heat it in the oven for 2 minutes, it's ready to eat and you get a very nice fluffy naan. I also broil it for another 1-2 minutes to get a crunchy texture. The one in the picture is Garlic Naan and we absolutely love it. It's so handy while entertaining friends also. But be sure to heat it just before eating and serve it immediately or else it tends to dry.
beautiful combo abd the nan looks awesome…
lovely colour combination idea chickpeas and spinach.
Hi there, This recipe looks fantastic. Just like the one I made a while ago. It was for my Tried And Tasted Event, we re cooking Carribean this month – up for the challenge? It is about cooking from other blogs, a lot of fun 🙂
That’s a nice combo of spinach and chickpeas.Never thought of that combination before.Looks delicious.Congrats on the award.
Trupti, Arundathi it’s store bought naan. I have made naan earlier, it has come out well also, but it’s a very tedious process. Moreover the Deep brand Naans are very good, so we just buy it and do some side dish.
Laksh, your most welcome. Try it sometime. You can add or decrease the yogurt/milk as per your taste. No hard and fast rules. But the taste is very good if you add some cream. A little goes a long way.
SS, yes it’s a quick fix recipe. If you have the naans, lunch/dinner is ready within 15-20 minutes. We will also have time for another side dish.
Siri, totally agree with you. Those naans are amazing. Have you tried using the broil for that? If you have not, give it a try. Just keep it for 1-2 minutes, you get the hotel texture exactly. Thanks to you guys for starting the Dining Hall.
Sangeeth thank you for passing another award.
Dee, we are fans of beans too. Especially my husband loves chickpeas. I often make sambar too.
Cilantro, yes it’s true. I use the oven most of the days, especially after starting this blog. I atleast switch it on for a couple of minutes to help the fermentation of my idli batter. Today I tried a cookie recipe and it was a TOTAL DISASTER!!!
Cham, Bhags, Sukanya try it definitely. We love it.
Uma, Sagari, Divya thank you very much.
Hetal, the taste is amazing right? There is not much masala going in the dish yet it’s very comforting.
TBC we too are fans for those naans. Have you tried their puran poli, it’s good too.
Kamala, it’s Deep brand Garlic Naan. No problem dear. Actually there are 2 other indian families in our complex. They are my taste testers and they told that they liked it too. Maybe they were polite! 😉 Next time I want to try it using the entire butter specified in the recipe, to see whether the tops come out soft.
Hi Madhu,
Love the chick peas.BTw is it khulchas or Naan?you should have mention that too.Sorry i confused u abt the cinnamon bread.Only i feel like that.I take that to my friend’s place.They like it very much.Thanks for sharing it.
We buy Deep’s Naans too. 😀
I have a similar pic of the naan with kurma in my drafts for a long time now.
Congrats for the well deserved awards…This recipe remind me of my hostel days,we used to get it in our mess..
congrats on the award madhu..and the dish looks healthy with spinach n chickpeas..perfect with naan..nice pics
Gravy looks YUM!… Sounds so healthy. Nice pictures. really want to try this once.
spinach and chickpeas is a rare combo, but yeah packed with nutrition
delecious comboooo madhu
Lovely combo of spinach and chick peas. the curry looks great. Congrats on the awards.
Congrats on your award Madhu 😀 Love this combo never made it, but sure it must taste great 😛
Congrats on your awards Madhuram! I was wondering why Madhuram is not baking today but you finally did use the oven for the Nan.
Madhu, I like the combo of chickpeas and any green. Thankyou for the awards!!! and congrats on becoming the pantry chef at dining hall!
congrats on ur award. very good and healthy recipe…check out my blog for a surprise for u:)
also.. Congrats on becoming ‘Pantry Chef’ at Dining Hall.. 😆
Siri
I totally forgot – Congrats on the award!.. 😀
Even we use frozen naans and parathas from Deep brand.. 😉 they are yummy isn’t it.. 😎 love the curry.. I agree adding cream wud give out such nice flavor.. 🙂
Siri
That is a nice quick fix recipe for busy days .
chickpeas and spinach is a delcious and healthy combo…..i love it..ur photos are so welcoming too…congrats on ur awards madhuram!!!
Lovely! and pretty simple too. Thanks!
Yes the spinach and chickpeas look great, but tell me more about the naan! that looks gorgeous!! did you make that? I make spinach and chickpeas often but haven’t ever used milk/yogurt – cool idea – thanks!
Lovely blend of flavors, and oh so healthy. That naan looks good too. thanks for your version.
-trupti