Indian Spinach and Chickpeas - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup whole milk plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add garlic and cook for another minute. Add spices and cook until fragrant. Add yogurt, half-and-half, thawed spinach with its liquid, and drained chickpeas. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until heated through.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Spinach.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Spinach i...
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