Indian Butter Bean, Spinach & Coconut CurryIndian Butter Bean, Spinach & Coconut Curry
Indian Butter Bean, Spinach & Coconut Curry
Indian Butter Bean, Spinach & Coconut Curry
A really simple, easy curry that’s perfect as a midweek dinner. Serve with couscous, noodles or any grain of choice – the pre-cooked brown rice and quinoa that are now available in store works great here too.
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Indian Butter Bean, Spinach & Coconut Curry
Prep Time5 Minutes
Servings3
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
1½ tbsp oil
1 red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
100g sweet potato or regular potato, scrubbed and grated
1 courgette, cut into bite-sized pieces
½ carrot, scrubbed and grated
1½ tsp salt
3 x 400g tins of butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk
400ml vegetable stock
2 tbsp curry powder
100g baby spinach
½ lemon, juice only
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
a pinch of ground black pepper
½ tsp chilli flakes, to garnish
toasted cashew nuts, to garnish
Directions

1. Put the oil in a medium pan over a high heat. Once it’s hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Add the potato, courgette, carrot and salt and cook for 3 minutes, stirring continuously.

2. Add the beans, coconut milk, vegetable stock and curry powder and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for a further 3 minutes.

3. Stir in the spinach, lemon juice and tamari or soy sauce. Cook for another couple of minutes, until the spinach has wilted.

4. Remove from the heat. Taste and season with more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. To serve, garnish with the chilli flakes and some toasted cashews.

5 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
3
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 3 servings
1½ tbsp oil
SuperValu Olive Oil (500 ml)
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1 red onion, finely chopped
SuperValu Red Onion (1 kg)
SuperValu Red Onion (1 kg)
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2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
SuperValu Garlic (3 Piece)
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100g sweet potato or regular potato, scrubbed and grated
SuperValu Loose Sweet Potato (1 Piece)
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1 courgette, cut into bite-sized pieces
SuperValu Organic Courgettes (2 Piece)
SuperValu Organic Courgettes (2 Piece)
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½ carrot, scrubbed and grated
SuperValu Irish Carrots Loose (1 kg)
SuperValu Irish Carrots Loose (1 kg)
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1½ tsp salt
Lo Salt  (350 g)
Lo Salt (350 g)
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3 x 400g tins of butter beans, drained and rinsed
Bunalun Organic Butter Bean (400 g)
Bunalun Organic Butter Bean (400 g)
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1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk
Blue Dragon Coconut Milk  (400 ml)
Blue Dragon Coconut Milk (400 ml)
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400ml vegetable stock
Knorr Vegetable Stock Pot 8 Pack (224 g)
Knorr Vegetable Stock Pot 8 Pack (224 g)
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2 tbsp curry powder
Schwartz Curry Powder Medium (90 g)
Schwartz Curry Powder Medium (90 g)
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100g baby spinach
SuperValu Baby Spinach (200 g)
SuperValu Baby Spinach (200 g)
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½ lemon, juice only
SuperValu Baby Spinach (200 g)
SuperValu Baby Spinach (200 g)
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1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
SuperValu Light Soy Sauce (150 ml)
SuperValu Light Soy Sauce (150 ml)
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a pinch of ground black pepper
Funky Soul Ground Black Pepper (41 g)
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½ tsp chilli flakes, to garnish
Funky Soul Chilli Flakes (26 g)
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toasted cashew nuts, to garnish
SuperValu Cashew Nuts (200 g)
SuperValu Cashew Nuts (200 g)
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Recipe

1. Put the oil in a medium pan over a high heat. Once it’s hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Add the potato, courgette, carrot and salt and cook for 3 minutes, stirring continuously.

2. Add the beans, coconut milk, vegetable stock and curry powder and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for a further 3 minutes.

3. Stir in the spinach, lemon juice and tamari or soy sauce. Cook for another couple of minutes, until the spinach has wilted.

4. Remove from the heat. Taste and season with more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. To serve, garnish with the chilli flakes and some toasted cashews.