Potato, spinach and chick pea creamy curry

 1/2 onion

Piece of ginger the size of half a finger

3 cloves garlic

1 hot green chilli 

Ghee

- fry onion. Add finely chopped ginger and garlic and chilli

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp turmeric

Salt

1 Bay leaf 

1 tomato

1/2 can chickpeas

2 small potatoes

Add spices. Chop tomato and add to the pot. Then add diced potato and chick peas, and a little water. Cook until potatoes are tender 

1/2 bag spinach

2 tbsp sour cream 

Garam masala 

Add cream and spinach. Cook until spinach melts. Serve with a sprinkling of garam masala. 

Spicy aubergine and chicken stew

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• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic - finely chopped
• 1 medium aubergine - large cubes
• 2 small green peppers - strips
• butter
• oregano
• hot paprika
• 1 tomato, diced
• 1 large chicken breast, large cubes

 
Fry onion and garlic in oil, add the aubergine and pepper and a knob of butter, a pinch of oregano and a large pinch of hot paprika.

Cover and simmer until the aubergine is tender.

Now add tomato and chicken and cook until the chicken is done.