Looking for a delicious, healthy and make ahead lunch recipe? Try this one! I love prepping meals for the week, I don’t even consider buying a lunch. It doesn’t take long and you are in control of the ingredients, which of course isn’t the case when you buy a ready meal.
This dish is packed with proteins and other nutrients. Sweet potatoes are high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and very filling. As for kale, even spinach cannot come close to the number of nutrients found in this leafy, cruciferous vegetable. It is packed with vitamins C, K and A (in the form of beta-carotene) and minerals. Both kale and sweet potato are high in beta-carotene, which is needed for the growth of bodily tissues, including skin and hair, immune function and eyesight. Chickpeas are a great source of plant-based protein. They will keep you fuller for longer.
You can prepare the curried sweet potato in a whole grain wrap, have it with some bread or have it on its own with some veggie sticks. You could also make it slightly more liquidy by adding some more water or coconut milk and then have it with some couscous.
Sweet Potato Curry
Easy lunch with nutritious ingredients.
Prep time: 10 mins
Total time: 40 mins
vegan, vegetarian
Serves: 5
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp of ginger puree
- 1 tsp chilli
- a handful of tomatoes
- 1 sweet potato (medium sized)
- 1 tin chickpeas, drained (400g)
- 1 tin coconut milk (400g)
- a handful of kale, sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- Juice of half a lemon
How to
1. Bake the sweet potato in the oven for 15 mins until it is soft (175°)
2. Peel and dice the baked potato
3. In a pan heat up two teaspoons of olive oil
4. On the pan, toast the cumin seeds, ground coriander, chilli
5. Add onion, garlic, ginger and fry until they are brown
6. Add the sweet potato, tomatoes and tomato puree
7. Drain the chick peas and add to the pan, then let it cook for a minute
8. Add the coconut milk and let it simmer
9. Finally add kale and the juice of half a lemon and mash until it has the texture you like
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