This vegan butternut squash and chickpea curry from Simply Gluten Free
This butternut squash and chickpea curry is easy to make from scratch!
I love curries. I could eat curries every day without getting bored. Well, I haven't tried it but I'm sure I could! After all, what's not to love about about a dish like this?
It's full of spice but not too hot and without too many individual spices. So, if you're not used to making a curry from scratch then this recipe is for you.
Homemade curry is a really healthy option!
With the squash, spinach, passata and chickpeas it's undeniably healthy too. That's one of the things I love about homemade curries. They are not swimming with oil the way a takeaway sometimes can be. I would say they're one of the healthiest things you can eat.
If you like healthier takeaway copycat recipes you might like my dry Indian vegetable curry. It's definitely one of the healthiest curries you can get!
If you want more homemade curry recipes then do check out my collection of easy homemade curry recipes! You might also like my easy spicy recipes collection.
Vegan and gluten free
This curry is vegan and gluten-free too as it uses gluten-free curry powder. Some curry powders contain an anti-caking agent that may contain gluten. Of course, if you're not following a gluten-free diet then feel free to make this using whatever curry powder you normally use.
Simply Gluten Free by Susanna Booth
The recipe for this butternut squash and chickpea curry is from Simply Gluten Free
It was also popular with Master Spice who seems to have grown just as fond of curry as his parents. He loved it with a big dollop of yogurt stirred in at the end.
More Recipes from Simply Gluten Free
Finding a range of good gluten free breads can be a challenge for coeliacs so I couldn't review the book without trying at least one bread recipe. As I've been eating so many soups recently I decided to try the garlic and parmesan flatbread which uses tapioca flour.
The bread was very easy to make by stirring all the ingredients together. There was no kneading at all and so the hands on time to make it was very quick.
And the result? Well, I was impressed. It tasted great from the garlic and herbs but very indulgent from the butter and parmesan so it wasn't the healthiest bread.
Even so, my husband declared it to be one of the best flatbreads I'd ever made and it was delicious with a chunky root veg and bean soup. I will be making it again.
If you are looking for more gluten-free bakes then there were quite a few recipes in the book, including a recipe for a gluten-free plain flour blend.
Gluten Free Carrot and Apple Salad
I also tried this simple carrot and apple salad. It is possibly the author's favourite salad of all time and as her children beg her to make it, I decided it might be the very recipe to get my two into eating raw carrot.
Unfortunately not. Despite the success of all my soups recently, it seems salad is a step too far. I could not even get it to pass their lips so I can't say whether they would have liked it or not. Maybe I need to add a few spices next time!
However, I liked it. I wouldn't say it was my favourite salad but I ate it quite happily. It was quite sweet and so it's best to eat just a little at a time. I think it would go very well with this barbecue pork.
Can you adapt this butternut squash and chickpea curry?
Feel free to adapt the vegetables in this curry. You can use any squash instead or butternut squash. You could even use cauliflower or broccoli which are both great roasted before adding to a curry.
I like to top it with some fresh coriander (cilantro) and sometimes I dry fry a few flaked almonds and scatter them on top too. Just cook the almonds gently in a dry frying pan until they begin to turn golden.
What can you serve with this vegetable curry?
I like to serve it with plain basmati rice but you could add some extra sides. Why not make my tomato, cucumber and onion raita? Or some easy onion bhajis which are also gluten free.
Butternut squash and chickpea curry recipe
Now here's the recipe for the butternut squash and spinach curry from Simply Gluten Free
Recipe
Simply Gluten Free: Butternut Squash and Spinach Curry
Ingredients
- 500 g butternut squash or similar squash, peeled and cubed
- 4 green cardamom pods
- 2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 10 cloves
- 2 onions finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 teaspoon root ginger grated
- Pinch of black pepper
- 4 teaspoon gluten-free curry powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar I omitted this as I don't like curries to be too sweet
- 500 ml passata
- 800 g tinned chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 200 g spinach leaves
Instructions
- Put the squash in a roasting tin with a little oil and roast for 45 minutes until cooked through.
- Grind the whole spices.
- Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion gently until softened. Then add the garlic, ginger and all the spices. Cook for a few minutes.
- Then add the sugar (if using) passata and chickpeas. Add extra water if there is not enough liquid. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the roasted squash and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes. Stir in the spinach at the end.
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Places I'm sharing this butternut squash and spinach curry
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Susan @ Simply Sundays
We're on a curry kick right now and this recipe looks delicious! Butternut squash combined with chick peas must be SO good!
Corina Blum
Oh it is delicious! I do love all kinds of curries though and I'm always happy to try new recipes and combinations of ingredients.
Lesli Schwartz
This one has my name written all over it! Love all of these flavors and, of course, those chickpeas! Thanks for the recipe!
Corina Blum
I'm so pleased you like it Lesli! Chickpeas are great in curries.
Brian Jones
Squash always makes such a good curry, that sweet earthiness always plays well with spices, I must try this!
Corina Blum
It is brilliant in curries, isn't it? I love to add it to curries as well as loads of North African inspired meals too.
Alexandra Shunk
This looks so delicious!! I love that its healthy!! Def need to try this one!
Corina Blum
Thanks! It is really delicious and so healthy too which always a bonus!
Beth Neels
This curry has all of my favorite spices in it! It looks just delicious! I really want to try that bread though! It sounds like it would good with this curry too? Right?
Corina Blum
Oh yes, the bread would go with the curry, although it is quite cheesy from the parmesan so it went better with a tomato based soup.
Ashley
I don't know how I haven't thought of using butternut squash in a curry dish yet...two of my favorite things! This is definitely happening when squash season arrives.
Corina Blum
I hope you like it! I think squash is brilliant in a curry as the flavours really get into the pieces of squash.
Derek @ Dad With A Pan
That bread looks a lot like naan, which I'm an absolute sucker for! There's an indian restaurant down the street and they make the best garlic naan!
Corina
It is a bit similar to a naan but slightly different in texture - crispier on the outside and richer. We love garlic naan as well!
Lynn | The Road to Honey
My hubby absolutely adores curries. As a matter of fact, when we were living in Kenya (where there is a large Indian population) he could not get enough curry. I'm definitely going to need to make this for him so that he can get his fix now that we are back in the states.
Corina
I do hope he enjoys it - we love curries!
geekswhoeat
Curry and squash are 2 of my favorite things! Love this!
Corina
Aw thank you!
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
What a delicious curry, so vibrant. I love a butternut squash and chickpea combination but haven't tried spinach as well, definitely one for me to try.
Corina
I hope you enjoy it! I do think spinach goes really well with both butternut squash and chickpeas.
Ticker Eats The World
Being India I was born with a liking for curry and making it with butternut squash is a great idea. Love the addition of chickpeas and spinach is another favourite of mine so love the entire concept
Corina
I'm especially pleased you like it as you're Indian.
Jenny Paulin
This curry looks so hearty and wholesome and above all else - delicious! I also had no idea that gluten was added to curry powder . x
Corina
Thank you Jenny! It was a real surprise to me to find out that gluten was often in curry powder. It seems it's in so many things that you wouldn't expect x
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain
Ooh I absolutely love the sound of this curry Corina, it looks so satisfying and tastey. I have to say too I had no idea that gluten was added to curry powder as an anti-cakey agent - learnt something new there thankyou 🙂
Angela x
Corina
I didn't realise that either until reading this book Angela. It does make you realise just how careful you'd have to be with your diet if you couldn't tolerate any gluten at all!
thefirsttastekc
This may sound redundant but, I love spinach, butternut squash and curry! So this dish naturally sounds just perfect for me 😉 I've still got a couple butternut squash in the basement from the garden this past summer, looks like I've found the perfect recipe to use them in, thank you!
Corina
I do hope you enjoy it! Let me know
Lucy @ BakingQueen74
Ym, your curry, looks so tasty. I never knew curry powder could contain gluten!
Corina
To be honest I didn't know that either!
Gloria Duggan
Loving the sounds of this tasty curry. We often make them without meat as well. Perfect comfort food for the cold winter season. Great leftovers too.
Corina
SO pleased you like it Gloria! I try to always have enough for leftovers when I'm cooking as my little boy and I are usually at home for lunch. He likes cooked meals rather than sandwiches so it's much easier to feed him if I've got something like this that I can reheat easily.
MyYellowApron
I made a squash curry too, but I keep it on the drier side. I love the fact that, you have added spinach to it. Looks yummy and comfy.
Corina
I like to add spinach for some extra greens. For curries I often use frozen spinach as it's easy to add however much you want and it goes much further than fresh spinach - I always seem to underestimate how much I need when I use fresh spinach!
Pen
This looks lovely. My mouth is watering. Pen x
Corina
Thank you so much - I'm so pleased you like it x
Glutarama
Wow, love this, feeling the Jan/Feb blues and adding some spice to my diet with heaps of veggies seems to help #recipeoftheweek
Corina
Me too! I always find a few spices can liven up whatever vegetables I want/need to use up.
The FoodOlic
Perfect dish to get us through a long cold winter! All those spices will bring us right back to the sun! Love it!
Corina
I'm so pleased you like it!
Caroline {Girl about townhouse}
This looks great! I'm always looking out for recipes to cook for my brother who is vegetarian and it looks like something I'd really enjoy too. #Brillblogposts
Corina
I hope you both enjoy it and thanks for visiting!
Fred Nonterah
This meal looks like its full of flavor! I always look forward to seeing your next meal. Thanks for sharing!
Corina
Aw thank you Fred! That's so kind of you.
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
I love curry, but I don't make it very often. Your photos are inspiring me, though and I'm going to do this over the weekend!
Corina
I do hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Let me know.
christinegalvani
What a beautiful and hearty dish! The flavor combination looks so tasty!
Corina
Thank you! It was delicious.
Louise Fairweather
I am loving butternut squash at the moment - this sounds delicious #cookblogshare
Corina
Thanks Louise!
Love & Zest (@KristinaLaRueRD)
YES!!! I'm all about that curry.
Corina
So pleased you like it!
insidetherustickitchen
I love chickpeas in curries so this sounds right up my street, I'm drooling over that garlic flatbread YUM!
Corina
Thanks! Yes, I'm going to have to make that garlic flatbread again soon too!
sue | theviewfromgreatisland
I'm always looking for great new vegetarian recipes, and this one looks delicious and so colorful!
Corina
I'm so pleased you think so! Thanks for visiting
Eb Gargano / easypeasyfoodie.com
Butternut squash, spinach AND chickpeas? All made into a curry? This is soooo my kind of recipe (in fact I'm working on something kind of similar at the moment!!) Looks and sounds delicious!! 🙂 Eb x
Corina
Thanks Eb! I'll look forward to reading about your curry soon too x
All That I'm Eating
This does look good, I love adding chickpeas to a curry.
Corina
Thank you! I'm so pleased you like it.