Instructions
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1
Heat a large saute pan over a medium heat. Add a good glug of oil, then add the cumin seeds. Cook for 2 mins until fragrant.
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2
Tip in the onions and cook for 15 min over a medium heat until soft and caramelised.
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3
Pop the potatoes in a pan of cold salted water and bring them to a boil. Cook for 15 mins until just tender.
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4
Add the tomato purée, garlic, ginger and chopped chillies to the onions. Cook for 3 mins until the colour has darkened. Tip in the turmeric and cook for 2 mins more.
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5
Add the thawed spinach to the pan along with 100ml of water and cook for 5 mins.
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6
Add half of the spinach and onion mixture to a blender and blitz until smooth. Tip this back into the spinach pan and season to taste.
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7
Tip the potatoes and halloumi into the pan and gently stir to combine.
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8
Garnish the mixture with the sliced red chillies, then serve.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 onions, finely diced
- 1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced into 3cm chunks
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 5 cloves of garlic, grated
- 5 cm knob of ginger, grated
- 3 red chillies, 2 finely chopped, 1 sliced
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 900g frozen spinach, thawed
- 250g halloumi
Serves 4
Total time required 1 hr
- Preparation time: 20 mins
- Cooking time: 40 mins