One-pan Indian Style Fish and Chickpeas
This one-pan Indian-style fish curry comes together with minimal effort, but sacrifices no flavour! Delicate white fish is gently poached in a fragran... Read more This one-pan Indian-style fish curry comes together with minimal effort, but sacrifices no flavour! Delicate white fish is gently poached in a fragrant chickpea and coconut milk sauce, infused with warming spices, garlic, and ginger. A handful of baby spinach adds freshness, while a spoonful of tahini adds richness. We think it makes a great weeknight dinner—be sure to serve it with lots of fresh coriander lime juice for a bright, zesty finish. This one-pan Indian-style fish curry comes together with minimal effort, but sacrifices no flavour! Delicate white fish is gently poached in a fragrant chickpea and coconut milk sauce, infused with warming spices, garlic, and ginger. A handful of baby spinach adds freshness, while a spoonful of tahini adds richness. We think it makes a great weeknight dinner—be sure to serve it with lots of fresh coriander lime juice for a bright, zesty finish.
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Plantpoints
protein
spices
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Ingredients
Method
Gather and prepare your ingredients.
Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, ginger, and garlic with a sprinkle of salt and cook for 3-4 minutes, until softened.
Add the curry powder, turmeric, and cumin and stir to coat.
Add the tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes, until softening.
Add the chickpeas and coconut milk, bring to a simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes, until slightly thickened.
Add the spinach and cook for 2-3 minutes, just until wilted. Then stir through the tahini.
Nestle the fish into the simmering sauce. Spoon some liquid over the top to ensure it is submerged in liquid. Cover, and cook for 7-8 minutes, until the fish is firm to the touch.
Serve with fresh coriander and lime.
User comments (50)
What a surprise! Took a minute but the flavors came together. Terrific dish. Would love to add a few more veggies next time will keep this recipe close by
Easy and delicious!
Very nice.
I used cod and tinned tomatoes as that’s all I had. Also, I had no fresh coriander, so I used dried. I’d make this again with the correct ingredients and remember to taste before serving as I hadn’t added enough salt.
Easy and quick to make. Tastes delicious! I used a full can of chickpeas for the 2 person portion to bulk it up a bit.
Very tasty. Have made several times. Have also thrown in asparagus when I needed to use and sweet peppers another time.
Down sized the recipe for 2 servings (I love this feature of the app) and it was perfect. Gentle curry flavours with a good blend of textures. Cooked ‘till the cod was only just done and flaking, slightly less than the recommended cooking time but I guess it depends on the thickness and size of your fish! We will cook this again.
Delicious, with a bit of added heat. Serves 3 rather than four - next time I'll up the tomatoes and chickpeas.
This was delicious and weeknight friendly.
I doubled the spices and ginger, used chard instead of spinach. Very tasty!
This recipe is awesome.
Easy to prepare & cook.
Definitely cook again it’s sooo tasty.
This dish is delicious . I substituted the fish for Tofu, used ground almonds instead of flaked almonds and added green beans to make up the quality of spinach. I will make this dish again using fish.
Tasty! I used frozen cod fillets which were defrosted, patted dry and chopped into bite-size pieces before adding to the sauce for 6 mins (lid on). Could easily be a no-fish curry by upping the chickpeas or using chicken.
This was fantastic. The spicing reminded me of katsu curry. I used jarred chickpeas which worked very well.
Next time I would cook with the lid off for a few mins to let it reduce, and would probably forgo the cod for a cheaper fish
So easy and fast to put together, really enjoy it. Will try this again
Really enjoyed this dish. Easy to make and quick !!
Delicious, the whole family loved it!
This tasted amazing, easy to make, I’ll be making this again!
Easy and very tasty. Will make it again.
Very easy to make, incredibly tasty to eat. The flavours worked very well. Another hit for us from this app.
Easy to cook and so delicious. I did a vegetarian version with extra chickpeas.
So simple! So tasty!
Easy, and delicious recipe. Thank you
Highly recommended- very tasty
Really nice curry!
Came across Doctors Kitchen on YouTube through researching nutrition. He was exactly what I needed in terms of content and delivery.
So I decided to give the app a go. First impressions were fantastic. I told myself I'll cook a free recipe and decide on a subscription off that. Hooked! This app is a blessing. Thank you!
This recipe was easy to put together and we thought it was delicious. Lovely warming dish for a very cold day. Thanks!
this is a stunning recipe. I've made it twice now and forgot to add the tahini the second time. Didn't miss it and think I may leave it out next time
An excellent recipe. Really easy to cook and incredibly tasty.
I love Indian food and always thought it would be difficult to make because you have to cook for hours. This recipe you don’t. It’s super easy and delicious.
This is incredible and so easy. What a wonderful one pot wonder. I didn’t have tahini so popped in some miso. That did the job ❤️❤️
My husband and I really enjoyed this and I took leftovers for my lunch the next day and it was even better.
This was easy to make and a great midweek dinner which will become a regular on my meal plans. Used basa fillets instead of cod and added more coconut milk, chickpeas and sliced green chilli.
Very tasty & easy
Second time cooking this yummy dish - it’s in my favourites list now.
Was so very easy and yumm!!! Make sure to add lime juice and coriander on top, it is definitely needed to lift the flavour profile. I added a chopped green chilli with the onion, ginger and garlic to give a little kick. Another keeper!!!!
I had perch as fish and pok choi instead of spinach. Worked very well, but I will have to do the original recipe at some point 😊
Very tasty and so easy to make!
Served with Greek yoghurt and dukkah, very straightforward recipe and very tasty
Didn’t have any baby tomatoes so used 1/2 a tin of organic tomatoes, worked well.
Most of the ingredients are in my pantry so this comes together easily. Very tasty!
Easy quick and delicious
Absolutely delicious! Worked well using frozen spinach. I made it with wild cod loins, it cooked to perfection in the sauce. Served with some brown basmati rice. Will definitely cook again!
Delicious one pot curry!!!!!
My partner doesn’t like the texture & taste of chickpeas au contraire to me, yet not only did he take a second helping…he would have happily licked the plate clean! Kudos to you Dr Rupy and your team👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏😋😋😋
Great flavours and textures. Nice and quick to cook and just one pan , perfect !!
Easy & tasty, loved it
Delicious and easy to make
This was a brilliant easy to cook meal loved it
I prefer it to be a bit hotter so have added chilli flakes and substituted Pinto beans for chickpeas
Very nice, used pike pearch instead