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Falafel curry with spinach

Name: Falafel curry with spinach
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, grated; 4cm piece ginger, grated; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp garam masala; 250g full-fat natural yogurt (see tips), plus extra to drizzle; 2 packs spinach falafels (see tip); 125g baby leaf spinach; Juice 1 lemon; Poppadums, mango chutney and steamed rice to serve (optional)

Easy
February 2020

Easy
February 2020

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 30 min

This easy vegetarian recipe combines two street-food favourites – falafel and curry – in one easy-to-make midweek dinner. You’re going to love it.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 357kcals
Fat: 18.4g (2.3g saturated)
Protein: 10.7g
Carbohydrates: 33.6g (10.9g sugars)
Fibre: 7.1g
Salt: 0.6g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 357kcals
Fat: 18.4g (2.3g saturated)
Protein: 10.7g
Carbohydrates: 33.6g (10.9g sugars)
Fibre: 7.1g
Salt: 0.6g

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Ingredients

4 garlic cloves, grated
4cm piece ginger, grated
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 tbsp garam masala
250g full-fat natural yogurt (see tips), plus extra to drizzle
2 packs spinach falafels (see tip)
125g baby leaf spinach
Juice 1 lemon
Poppadums, mango chutney and steamed rice to serve (optional)

Method

Whizz the garlic, ginger, 1 tbsp oil, tomato purée and spices in the small bowl of a food processor or mini chopper. Add a splash of water to make a smooth paste.
Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan (with a lid) over a medium heat. Add the spice paste and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Gradually add 250ml water, bring up to a simmer, then cook for 10 minutes.
Stir in 200g of the yogurt (see Tips below to make it vegan), then add the falafels. Cover with the lid and cook for 5 minutes until the falafels are heated through. Stir in the spinach and a squeeze of lemon, then re-cover to allow the spinach to wilt. Season to taste and drizzle with a little extra yogurt. Serve with poppadums, mango chutney and steamed rice, if you like.

delicious. tips

For a dairy-free meal, swap the yogurt for coconut milk.

The falafels come in packs of 8 or 9 depending on the brand (we used Waitrose World Deli).

When adding the yogurt at the end, we’d suggest letting the dish cool slightly, and add the yogurt off the heat to avoid the sauce splitting.

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Alexis Van Esch says:

29th Sep 2021 at 8:36 pm

As soon as I added the yogurt it split! And the 5 minutes were far too long for the falafels, which turned to mush. Loved the flavours, but I would definitely add the yogurt once it has cooled a little bit and put the falafels in for much less time

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1. Fiona Logan says:
  
  15th Oct 2021 at 2:10 pm
  
  Hello Alexis, thank you for your comments. Sometimes adding dairy to a hot dish like this can cause the sauce to split. We’d recommend to let the dish cool a bit, and always add the yogurt off the heat. It also helps to temper the yogurt with a little sauce before stirring back through the main portion.