Fertility Foods: Chickpea, Spinach & Prawn Curry

I absolutely love a homemade curry, any day of the week but especially come the weekend. This recipe feels like such a treat. It is warming, creamy and packed with goodness to nourish your body. There are four key ingredients along with the coconut milk and spices making an easy and affordable meal.

Rich in the following fertility enhancing nutrients >

Calcium, folate, iron, selenium, vitamins A, B12, C, E and K, and zinc.

Chickpeas - are a good source of plant based protein, 1 cup contains 1/3 of an adult's protein daily intake. Eating more plant based protein is positively linked to fertility. Chickpeas are also rich in naturally occuring folate which is very important for women trying to conceive and in early pregnancy to help prevent birth defects.

Prawns - seafood including prawns are rich in choline, selenium and iodine as well as lean protein. Unlike oily fish, there is no limit on how much seafood you can eat when trying to conceive and pregnancy. If your vegetarian, you can always leave the prawns out of this recipe, it is still delicious.

Spinach - leafy greens are a great addition for any meal for a burst of nutrients, especially spinach as it is so versatile, add it in smoothies, curry's, salads. Spinach in particular is rich in prenatal nutrients including vitamin B2, C, K, calcium, iron and folate, so try to include it in as many meals as you can.

Tomatoes - the antioxidant, lycopene gives tomatoes their gorgeous red colour, this antioxidant is linked to it's sperm quality benefits. Tomatoes are good for our immune system as they are rich source of vitamin C so are perfect this time of year to help fight off cold's and flu.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4 ppl)

3 garlic cloves

1 celery stick

1 onion

250g spinach

200g cherry tomatoes

x2 tins of 400g coconut milk

x2 tins of drained chickpeas

280g raw king prawns

1 tbsp coconut oil

Spices

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tbsp medium curry powder

1 tbsp ground cumin

2 tbsp grated fresh ginger

Sea salt & pepper

Optional serve on its own or with brown rice and freshly chopped coriander.

METHOD

1. In a large saucepan, heat the coconut oil, add the garlic, onion and celery (all of which finely chopped) and gently cook for 10 minutes.

2. Once softened, add all of the spices and simmer for a minute before adding the coconut milk.

3. Halve the cherry tomatoes and add to the curry along with the chickpeas, spinach and prawns along with seasoning with sea salt and pepper .

4. Let the curry simmer for 20minutes.

5. Serve either on its own or with a portion of brown rice and some freshly chopped coriander.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. Please share your recreations and tag me in @Fertiliyism on instagram.

Lisa x