
Chickpea and Spinach Curry
Two tins, a bag of spinach, and dinner in half an hour.
Ingredients
- Tinned chickpeas800 g
- Baby spinach200 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Coconut milk400 ml
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Curry powder13 g
- Vegetable oil20 ml
Method
- Cook the diced onion in the oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until golden at the edges.
- Add the garlic, ginger and curry powder and stir for 1 minute.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and coconut milk, bring to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the drained chickpeas and simmer for a further 8 minutes, then fold through the spinach until wilted.
- Season to taste and serve with the rice.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceyou pay $24.63 · 62% spare
$9.27
no items missing
New Worldyou pay $41.67 · 73% spare
$11.05
no items missing · $1.78 more
Woolworths NZyou pay $42.97 · 54% spare
$19.59
no items missing · $10.32 more
$2.32a serve
$2.32 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $9.27 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$24.44 across 3 shops · all 10 items priced · $0.41 more for bigger packs, 63% spare for later
$9.27
no items missing
you'll pay $24.63 · 62% of it spare
$11.05
no items missing · $1.78 more
you'll pay $41.67 · 73% of it spare
$19.59
no items missing · $10.32 more
you'll pay $42.97 · 54% of it spare
Buy at
Pak'nSave$19.65

Tinned chickpeas
$2.48/kg
need 800 g2 × Pams Chickpeas In Brine 400g$0.99closest match
Pak'nSave$2.48/kg$0.99·
New World$2.85/kg$1.14·
Woolworths NZ$2.00

Baby spinach
$9.60/kg
need 200 gPams Malty Hot Choca 300g$2.89closest match
Pak'nSave$9.60/kg$2.89·
New World$14.97/kg$4.49·
Woolworths NZ$7.60

Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.08/kg
need 400 gPams Value Chopped Tomatoes in Juice 400g$0.83closest match
Pak'nSave$2.08/kg$0.83·
Woolworths NZ$0.94·
New World$2.43/kg$0.97

Coconut milk
$0.35/100ml
need 400 mlPams Coconut Milk 100ml$1.39
Pak'nSave$0.35/100ml$1.39·
Woolworths NZ$1.49·
New World$0.37/100ml$1.49

Brown onion
$3.29/kg
need 200 gPams Brown Onions 1kg$3.29
Pak'nSave$3.29/kg$3.29·
New World$3.59/kg$3.59·
Woolworths NZ$4.99

Garlic
~$41.50/kg
need 15 gGarlic ea$2.49
Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49·
New World~$49.83/kg$2.99·
Woolworths NZ$3.20

Fresh ginger
$3.59/kg
need 15 gGinger 1kg$3.59real special
Pak'nSave$3.59/kg$3.59·
New World$8.99/kg$8.99·
Woolworths NZ$10.50

Basmati rice
$0.32/100g
need 300 gPams Basmati Rice 100g$3.19closest match
Pak'nSave$0.32/100g$3.19·
New World$0.35/100g$3.49·
Woolworths NZ$3.95
Buy at
New World$1.69

Curry powder
$0.42/10g
need 13 gPams Hot Curry powder 40g$1.69closest match
New World$0.42/10g$1.69·
Pak'nSave$0.57/10g$2.29·
Woolworths NZ$3.20
Buy at
Woolworths NZ$3.10

Vegetable oil
$3.10
need 20 mlWoolworths vegetable oil 750ml
Woolworths NZ$3.10·
Pak'nSave$0.54/100ml$2.69·
New World$0.58/100ml$11.69