One-Pot Curried Cauliflower with Couscous and Chickpeas
A hearty vegetarian one-pot meal combining cauliflower, chickpeas, and couscous in a fragrant curry sauce. Served with a citrusy yogurt sauce and topped with fresh cilantro and almonds, this nutritious dish brings together Mediterranean and Indian flavors.
Ingredients
- •3 tablespoons virgin coconut oil, room temperature, divided
- •1 head cauliflower
- •1 medium red onion
- •3 cloves garlic
- •2 teaspoons curry powder
- •2 teaspoons kosher salt
- •1¼ teaspoons ground cumin
- •3 cups vegetable broth
- •1 can chickpeas
- •1 cup pearled couscous
- •½ cup split red lentils
- •2 whole limes
- •½ cup Greek-style yogurt
- •3 tablespoons cilantro leaves
- •5 ounces baby spinach
- •¼ cup sliced almonds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium. Add cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until just beginning to brown and soften, 5-8 minutes. Add onion, garlic, and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil and cook, stirring, until onion and cauliflower are cooked through, 5-7 minutes more. Add curry powder, salt, and cumin. Cook, stirring, until spices are toasted, about 30 seconds.
15 min
- 2.
Add broth and bring to a boil. Add chickpeas, couscous, and lentils, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally to avoid couscous from sticking, until couscous and lentils are cooked through and liquid is almost completely reduced to a thick sauce, about 10 minutes.
10 min
- 3.
Meanwhile, juice 1 lime to yield 3 Tbsp. juice. Whisk lime juice, yogurt, and 3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro in a medium bowl until smooth. Add water by the tablespoonful until sauce is thin enough to drizzle. Cut remaining lime into wedges.
5 min
- 4.
Fold spinach into chickpea mixture. Top with cilantro leaves and almonds, if using, and serve yogurt sauce and lime wedges alongside.
2 min
- 5.
Stew (without spinach) can be made 3 days ahead; cover and chill. Reheat and fold in spinach before serving.