Chickpea & Saag Mash

Name: Chickpea & Saag Mash
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 200g chickpeas (from a 400g tin), drained; 2 tsp curry powder (1 tsp for the chickpeas, 1 tsp for the mash); 1 large potato, peeled and roughly diced; 200g frozen spinach, defrosted; Olive oil; salt; black pepper

3 steps

Cook:45min

Mashed potato works great as a blank canvas for creating interesting dishes. Here, I've taken the famous saag aloo potato and spinach dish and turned it into a luxurious curried creamy mash topped with crunchy roasted chickpeas.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:36:43 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1185.5 kcal (59%)

Total Fat28.3 g (40%)

Carbs189.5 g (73%)

Sugars25.3 g (28%)

Protein55 g (110%)

Sodium991.7 mg (50%)

Fiber38.9 g (139%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

200gchickpeas

from a 400g tin, drained

2 tspcurry powder

1 tsp for the chickpeas, 1 tsp for the mash

1potato

large, peeled and roughly diced

200gfrozen spinach

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 190°C/gas mark 5. Put the chickpeas into an ovenproof dish and add a generous glug of olive oil, a teaspoon of curry powder and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Mix and then roast in the oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook the diced potato in a pan of salted boiling water for about 10 minutes until soft, then drain and mash. Stir in the spinach, a glug of olive oil, a teaspoon of curry powder, and then season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Serve the mash topped with the chickpeas and a drizzle of olive oil.