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Chickpea Spinach Curry for Breakfast

Healthy African food recipe.

Chickpea curry breakfast
Chickpea curry breakfast

Looking for a quick and healthy curry meal? Try making Chickpea Spinach Curry! This easy recipe uses a combination of canned and fresh vegetables and spices to create a delicious dish that can be ready in just 15 minutes. It's a great option for a fast and nutritious meal. #healthyfood #15minutemeals #vegetarianrecipes

Chickpea Spinach Curry for Breakfast

Ingredients
2 cans chickpeas or garbanzo beans
4 cups fresh spinach
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 handful fresh coriander, chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper powder
Salt to taste

Directions
Drain the chickpeas from the cans and set aside. Add spices and chickpeas in large lidded pot heat oil on medium-high heat. Cover and heat for about 5 minutes. Turn the heat off, stir the spinach, and serve with eggs and soft bread.


Did you know?
Chickpeas, also called garbanzos, are a traditional food staple of Africa; the chickpea is the world's second most widely grown legume after the soybean. Chickpeas are a rich and cheap source of protein for billions of people worldwide. Chickpeas are classified into desi chickpeas and kabuli chickpeas. Grains of desi chickpeas are small in size, light to dark brown in color, and have a thick seed coat. Grains of kabuli chickpeas are bigger and have a whitish-cream color and thin seed coat. The desi type, however, is more widely used as it accounts for nearly 80 percent of global chickpea production.

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