Cormac's Chickpea Curry
This was one of the first recipes I ever learned to make, back when I was a recent convert to vegetarianism. My mum was trying to come up with nutritious and interesting ways to cater to myself and my sister’s latest way to be a pain in the arse and this came from a lovely wholefoods cookbook published by Sainsburys in the ‘80s. I couldn’t find the original recipe and haven’t made it for close ...
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ingredients
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2x 400g tins of tomatoes
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2x 400g cans chickpeas*
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1 tbsp tomato puree
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1 onion
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1 tbsp Coconut Oil
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4 cloves garlic
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1 green capsicum
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1 tsp cumin seeds, crushed
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½ tsp cardamom, removed from pods and crushed
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½ tsp coriander seeds, crushed
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½ tsp dried turmeric
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salt & pepper to taste
method
- Step 1 :1. Dry fry spices and set aside.
- Step 2 :2. Roughly chop onions and fry in olive oil until golden brown.
- Step 3 :3. Roughly chop garlic and set aside, add to onions when they’re almost ready.
- Step 4 :4. Add spices to onion and garlic and fry for another five minutes.
- Step 5 :5. Add tomatoes, tomato puree and chickpeas. Stir well.
- Step 6 :6. Chop capsicum into strips and add to sauce.
- Step 7 :7. Allow to simmer until it reaches a thick consistency – at least 20 minutes (longer if using chickpea water – see below).
- Step 8 :8. Serve with brown rice, crusty bread or toasted pitas and sprinkle liberally with fresh coriander.
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