You’ve got to try this black bean curry! It’s an incredibly tasty experience with a fabulous texture and a rich, delicious gravy.

You can make this curry in a single pot in under an hour.

First, you’ll fry onion, garlic and spices slowly to release their flavour and produce a great base for your curry. Next, you’ll add black beans, tomatoes and stock and simmer everything down to a thick sauce.

The final step is to mash the beans lightly and stir in fresh spinach before serving. Delicious!

This recipe produces for generous, low-calorie, protein-rich portions the whole family will love.

Here’s how to make black bean curry – Ingredients

1. 2 tbsp vegetable oil
2. 1 tsp mustard seeds
3. 1 tsp cumin seeds
4. 1 onion finely chopped
5. 4 garlic cloves thinly slived
6. 2 dried chillies
7. 1 tbsp dried curry leaves
8. 720 g (1.6 lb) canned black beans drained weight (3 x 400g/14oz cans)
9. 4 salad tomatoes diced
10. 1/4 tsp turmeric
11. 1 tbsp tomato puree
12. 350 ml (11.8 floz) water or stock
13. 40 g (1.4 oz) fresh spinach shredded
14. 1 tsp chopped red chilli
15. 1 tbsp chopped coriander