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Gentle Saag Tempeh

Name: Gentle Saag Tempeh
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400g frozen leaf spinach; 200g (1 pack) tempeh, 1cm cubes; 200g potato, 1cm dice; 150g green beans, 2cm lengths; 300ml light coconut milk; 30g spring onions, sliced; 15g fresh ginger; 15g (1 tbsp) ground linseed; 15ml rapeseed oil; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 10g garam masala, cumin, turmeric; 100ml water

Golden tempeh and potato in a smooth spinach and light coconut sauce with green beans.

makes 17 blocks, about 25p each

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Time: 45 min20 min prep · 25 min cook
Makes: 17 blocks
Cost per blockPer block: 25p
Calories per blockCalories: 69 kcal
Fibre per blockFibre: 2.1g

You’ll need

Batch size

blocks

400gfrozen leaf spinach
200g (1 pack)tempeh, 1cm cubes
200gpotato, 1cm dice
150ggreen beans, 2cm lengths
300mllight coconut milk
30gspring onions, sliced
15gfresh ginger
15g (1 tbsp)ground linseed
15mlrapeseed oil
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
10ggaram masala, cumin, turmeric
100mlwater

Allergens: Soya. Check the labels on stock cubes, sauces and pastes, as brands vary.

Serve it

Rice and a chapati · As a side with roast chicken · Wrapped in a flatbread

Method

Step 1: Boil the potato for 6 minutes and drain. Fry the tempeh in half the oil until golden; set aside.
Step 2: Fry the garlic, ginger and spices in the rest of the oil for 1 minute.
Step 3: Add the spinach, coconut milk and water; simmer 8 minutes and blitz roughly.
Step 4: Fold in the potato, green beans and tempeh and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the spring onions and linseed.
Step 5: Cool and freeze in 70g blocks.

Nutrition (estimated)
	kcal	protein	carbs	fat	fibre	salt
Per block	69	3.8g	5.2g	3.8g	2.1g	0.03g
Per 3 blocks	207	11.4g	15.6g	11.4g	6.3g	0.09g

Cook’s notes

Tempeh is fermented, which makes it one of the easiest soy foods to digest.
Green beans replace the peas from the original version.
Firm tofu works instead of tempeh.

Serve it

Rice and a chapati · As a side with roast chicken · Wrapped in a flatbread.

This is general guidance, not medical advice. IBS triggers vary from person to person, so talk to your GP or a registered dietitian before changing your diet.

Freeze, reheat and serve

Freeze: Cool it within two hours, portion it into 70g blocks in a silicone tray, then bag and label them. It keeps for 3 months.
Reheat: Microwave 3 blocks, covered, for 1 minute, stir, then heat for another 1 to 2 minutes until piping hot all the way through. Or warm them in a pan with a splash of water. Never refreeze thawed blocks.
A portion: 3 blocks (210g) make a dinner for one adult: about 207 kcal and 11.4g protein before rice, bread or potatoes.

Gentle Saag Tempeh questions

Why boil the potato first?

Parboiling means the potato is tender after the short final simmer; raw cubes would still be hard after 5 minutes in the sauce.

Can I use fresh spinach instead of frozen?

Fresh spinach works. Wilt it down in batches in the pan before adding the coconut milk; you'll need a large bagful, as it shrinks a lot.

What does the ground linseed do?

Stirred in at the end, it soaks up a little of the liquid and thickens the sauce slightly, which helps the blocks hold together. Leave it out if you don't have any; the sauce will just be a little looser.