Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry (GF)

This Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry is:

• nutritious yet comforting
• so easy to make
• a great way to make use of seasonal produce!

There’s no better way to keep warm during these chilly months than with a big bowl of steaming hot curry. I posted this Chickpea Pumpkin Biryani last year, and loved that pairing of ingredients so much I decided to use them to make a curry: I absolutely love the combination of the soft, sweet pumpkin with the nutty chickpeas.

I used kabocha pumpkin, which is definitely my favourite type of pumpkin! It’s a Japanese variety and it’s super sweet and creamy, and the skin tastes just as delicious as the flesh. But you can use whatever type of pumpkin or squash you like, or even sweet potatoes.

This Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry is a great clean-out-the-fridge meal, as you can add whatever vegetables you want. I went with broccoli florets and spinach, but other delicious add-ins include:

• red peppers
• carrots
• kale
• cauliflower
• potatoes
• mushrooms

Coconut milk helps create a rich, creamy texture, whilst tomatoes add an acidity that beautifully balances out the sweetness of the pumpkin and coconut.

If you’d rather not use too much coconut coconut, use can use just half the amount in the recipe below and substitute the other half with pumpkin purée! It’s just as rich, sweet and creamy, without all the fat.

Finally, you can serve this curry over brown or white rice or quinoa, and top with coconut flakes, flaked almonds or pumpkin seeds for a bit of crunch and extra flavour.

For more curry recipes, check out my:

• Chickpea Sweet Potato Peanut Curry
• Chickpea Pumpkin Biryani
• Japanese Curry
• Thai Green Curry Rice Soup
• Tofu Satay Curry
• Thai Green Curry Rice

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Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry (GF)

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

This Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry is nutritious yet comforting, easy to make, and a great way to make use of seasonal produce!

Course: Main Course

Servings: 4

Calories: 446 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or vegetable or rapeseed oil)
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 cm (1/2 inch) ginger, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 heaped teaspoon curry powder, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 small kabocha pumpkin*, deseeded and cut into small cubes (or sub butternut squash or sweet potato)
• 400 g (14oz) tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 vegetable stock cube (ensure gluten-free if necessary)
• Handful of fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
• 200 ml (4/5 cup) coconut milk
• Salt + pepper, to taste
• 200 ml (4/5 cup) tinned tomatoes
• 150 g (5.5oz) broccoli florets
• 200 g (7oz) spinach

To serve (optional):

• Brown or white rice
• Fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
• Flaked almonds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Coconut flakes

Instructions

1. Heat up the oil in a large saucepan
2. Once hot, add onion, ginger and garlic, and fry for around 10 minutes until soft
3. Add curry powder, cumin, turmeric, paprika and garam masala, and fry for a couple of minutes until fragrant
4. Add pumpkin, chickpeas, stock cube, coriander, coconut milk and salt + pepper, and enough water to roughly cover
5. Bring to the boil and simmer on a low heat for around 10 minutes, until pumpkin has softened slightly
6. Add tinned tomatoes and continue to cook for another 10 minutes
7. About 5 minutes before serving, add broccoli and spinach (so as not to overcook it)
8. Serve alongside rice, and scatter over fresh coriander, flaked almonds, pumpkin seeds or coconut flakes
9. Leftovers are delicious reheated and freeze well

Recipe Notes

*You can also eat the skin, which makes it easier to prepare as well - if using another type of pumpkin you may need to peel it before.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Chickpea Pumpkin Curry (GF)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 446

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.