Coconut, chickpea & spinach curry - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 300g basmati rice
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 onion or 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tsp turmeric, plus a pinch
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• ½-1 tsp hot chilli powder
• 2 x 400g cans coconut milk
• 2 x 400g cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 4 cloves
• ½ cinnamon stick
• 200g frozen spinach
• 1-2 tbsp tamarind or a squeeze of lime
• toasted dessicated coconut, to serve (optional)