Creamed Spinach and Chickpea Curry
Chickpeas simmered in a spiced creamed spinach sauce, served with rice or naan.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 35 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $9.17
Ingredients
- 30 oz canned chickpeas
- 16 oz frozen chopped spinach
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 yellow onions
- 4 clove garlic
- 1 oz fresh ginger root
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 1 lemon
Method
Start the basmati rice.
Cook the diced onion in the butter until golden, 8 minutes.
Add the garlic, grated ginger, curry powder and cumin for one minute.
Stir in the thawed spinach and a splash of water and cook 5 minutes.
Add the drained chickpeas and simmer 8 minutes, then stir in the cream and season with salt.
Finish with lemon juice and serve over the rice.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £16.36 | £4.09 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Australia | $41.35 | $10.34 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٧٤٠٫٥٩ ج.م. | ١٨٥٫١٥ ج.م. | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Canada | $89.89 | $22.47 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| United States | $36.66 | $9.17 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $57.01 | $14.25 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Germany | 26,84 € | 6,71 € | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Mexico | $614.35 | $153.59 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| Greece | 28,74 € | 7,19 € | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Spain | 16,41 € | 4,10 € | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Austria | € 18,85 | € 4,71 | 8 of 11 ingredients |
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