Cashew Curry Protein Packed Dinner

Name: Cashew Curry Protein Packed Dinner
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 inch cube grated ginger; 1 bell pepper - or other veggies of choice; 1/2 cup diced carrots; 1/2 cup green peas; 1 tbsp garam masala; 1 tbsp curry powder; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 can diced tomatoes (32oz); 2 cups water or veggie broth; 1 can chickpeas 32oz; 3 cups spinach; 1/2 cup cashews blended with 1/2 cup water to make cashew cream; 1 extra firm tofu; 1/3 cup chopped parsley; Salt & pepper to taste; Juice of 1-2 limes

6 steps

Prep:35minCook:25min

Cashew Curry - warm & cozy & packed with protein! This is the perfect veggie packed weeknight dinner, and it lasts all week long, so it’s perfect for meal prep. You can add in any veggies you’d like, so you can toss in all those veggies sitting in the back of your fridge.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:35:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories503.9 kcal (25%)

Total Fat19.5 g (28%)

Carbs60.4 g (23%)

Sugars5.5 g (6%)

Protein28.9 g (58%)

Sodium1154 mg (58%)

Fiber17 g (61%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 inchginger

or other veggies of choice

½ cupcarrots

diced

½ cupgreen peas

1 Tbspgaram masala

1 Tbspcurry powder

1 tspturmeric

1can diced tomatoes

2 cupswater

or veggie broth

1 x 32 ozcan chickpeas

3 cupsspinach

½ cupcashews

blended with 1/2 cup water to make cashew cream

⅓ cupparsley

Instructions

Step 1

Start by popping your tofu in the air fryer or over instructions written directly below: Crispy tofu: Press 400g, rip into shreds and toss in 2 tsp cornstarch and salt and pepper. Air fry at 400f for 12-15 minutes, or bake at 400f for 25-30 min.

Step 2

🧅 Sauté your onion until translucent then add in your ginger, garlic and veggies of choice and cook for another few minutes.

Step 3

🥄 Add in the tomatoes, chickpeas and water then bring to a simmer.

Step 4

🙌 Make your cashew cream by blending together raw cashews and water then mix this into your curry.

Step 5

🥬 Add in some chopped spinach, cilantro and the juice of 1-2 limes and you’re ready to enjoy!

Step 6

🍚 Serve with some rice, extra cashew cream, lime juice and cilantro and enjoy !