22 Street Lane Nursery - Dish of the Month

July 2022 Dish of the Month Recipe

Sweet Potato and Paneer Curry

Ingredients: • 1 onion, finely chopped • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 5cm fresh ginger, chopped

• 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped • Fresh coriander with stalks chopped • 1 tsp ground cumin • 1 tsp ground coriander • 1 tsp turmeric • 1 tsp medium curry powder • 1 tsp garam masala • A pinch of salt and pepper • 400g chickpeas • 200g vegetable stock • 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 2cm cubes • 400g chopped tomatoes • 150g spinach • 200g paneer cheese, cut into 2cm cubes • 1 tin of coconut milk

Method: 1. Colour the onion in the oil for five minutes before adding the ginger, garlic, chilli, coriander stalks and dried spices (except the garam masala). 2. Stir for five minutes then add the stock, chickpeas, chopped tomatoes, sweet potato cubes and coconut milk. 3. Season, stir and simmer for 20 minutes whilst you cook the paneer. 4. Colour the paneer in a hot frying pan with a lug of oil for 5 minutes. 5. Stir the seared paneer into the curry then mix in the garam masala, squeeze in the lemon, stir in the spinach and sprinkle over the coriander and serve.