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Curried Aubergine, Paneer & Borlotti Bean Traybake
A delicious paneer curry that comes together in a traybake? It couldn't be any simpler. Simply toss fresh paneer cheese, gooey aubergine and chunky borlotti beans in a warm blend of fragrant spices, the roast till golden perfection. Pair with fluffy quinoa and a cooling coriander yoghurt, and you're ready to tuck in!
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
4 of 5 a day
Serving size
Ingredients
- 480g borlotti beans (drained) (Borlotti beans, water)
- 2 tbsp curry powder (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 80g creamed coconut
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 80g greek style yoghurt (Milk)
- 2 onion
- 1 aubergine
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 450g paneer (Milk) (cow's milk, milk protein, acidity regulator: citric acid.)
- 2 pepper
Nutritional Information
Calories: 587
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 44g
Fat: 30g
Curried Aubergine, Paneer & Borlotti Bean Traybake
A delicious paneer curry that comes together in a traybake? It couldn't be any simpler. Simply toss fresh paneer cheese, gooey aubergine and chunky borlotti beans in a warm blend of fragrant spices, the roast till golden perfection. Pair with fluffy quinoa and a cooling coriander yoghurt, and you're ready to tuck in!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Heat the grill to high (240C)
- Boil a half-full kettle
- Pull out a large baking dish, a large bowl, a small bowl, a sieve & a measuring jug
Marinate the paneer
- Dice the paneer into 2cm chunks
- In the large bowl, combine the paneer, half the curry powder, half the ginger & garlic paste, 1/2 tbsp oil and a generous pinch of salt. Leave to marinate
Start to grill
- Dice the aubergine into 2cm chunks. Finely slice the onions and peppers. Dissolve the creamed coconut in 200ml boiling water
- Add the veg to the large baking dish, drizzle with 1/2 tbsp oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 10-12 mins, until starting to soften
Build the dish
- Drain and rinse the beans. Add the beans, whole tomatoes, remaining ginger & garlic paste, remaining curry powder and the coconut mixture to the baking dish and mix well
- Place the paneer on top and grill for 12-15 mins, until the paneer is golden and veg is soft
Make the coriander yoghurt
- Finely chop the coriander. Quarter the lime
- In the small bowl, combine the yoghurt, the juice from 1 lime wedge and half the coriander. Season with salt and pepper
Plate up
- Serve the aubergine paneer curry into bowls. Drizzle over the coriander yoghurt. Garnish with the remaining coriander and lime wedges
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