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Pumpkin Eggplant and Chickpea Curry Recipe

Eggplant has a host of vitamins and is a good source of fibre. Pumpkins are very low in calories and are rich in potassium. Chickpeas are superstars of the food world when it comes to providing dietary fibre and other nutrients like folate.

This dish combines the healthiness of all these ingredients with the flavoursome taste of curry to make a super nutritious but also super quick meal.

This recipe is low in saturated fat.

Energy per 100g:

349 kJ / 83 Cal

Fat per 100g:

3.5g

Healthy Dinner Recipe : Pumpkin Eggplant and Chickpea Curry

Recipe Serves:

This Recipe Serves 4.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 large eggplant, diced into cubes
  • 600g Grey pumpkin, peeled and cubed
  • 4 tablespoons Tikka Masala Curry Paste
  • 1 x 425g can Chickpeas

Recipe Method:

  1. Preheat large saucepan over high heat, add oil and onion and cook onion until lightly browned.
  2. Place the pumpkin in microwave proof bowl with ½ cup water, and cook for 6-7 minutes or until just tender.
  3. Add the eggplant to the onion and cook for 8-10 minutes until golden brown in colour.
  4. Add cooked pumpkin and juices, tikka masala paste and stir through.
  5. Add can of chickpeas and stir through.
  6. Serve immediately with cous cous or rice of your choice.

Recipe Nutrition Panel:

Servings: 4
Serving size: 393g
 

 

Average Serve

 

Average 100 g
Energy 1370 kJ   349 kJ
  326 Cal   83 Cal
Protein 12.2 g   3.1 g
Fat, total 13.7 g   3.5 g
 - saturated 1.6 g   0.4 g
Carbohydrate 33.4 g   8.5 g
- sugars 12.6 g   3.2 g
Sodium 942 mg   240 mg

Additional Comments:

This recipe uses Tikka Masala curry paste but feel free to substitute this for your favour hot or mild curry variety and your choice of cous cous or rice.

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