Chickpea Potato And Cabbage Curry Recipes

EASY CHICKPEA CURRY WITH POTATO (CHANA ALOO CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot or very deep skillet over medium high heat.
• Add onion and garlic, cook for 3 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add Curry Spices and stir for 1 minute.
• Add the potatoes and stir to coat in the Spices. If the spices start to stick to the bottom of the pot, add a tiny splash of water.
• Add the chickpeas, tomatoes and vegetable or chicken broth. Bring to simmer then turn down the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked and the sauce has thickened.
• Adjust salt to taste, stir through scallions/shallots and parsley.
• Serve with rice - basmati would be ideal, or Coconut Rice if you're wanting to impress. To go all out, add some Easy Soft Flatbreads!

CURRIED POTATO AND CHICKPEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; stir in onions. Cook and stir until the onions has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in curry powder, cumin, turmeric, and coriander, adding water as needed so nothing sticks to the bottom. Add vegetable broth, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and chickpeas. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook until potatoes are soft enough to blend, about 20 minutes.
• Blend soup with an immersion blender until desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

CHICKPEA, POTATO, AND CABBAGE CURRY

Steps:

• Soak the chickpeas overnight in water to cover. Drain, recover with fresh water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered until very tender. Drain and reserve the cooking liquid. Add enough water to the reserved cooking liquid to equal 2 1/2 cups.
• Put the onion, garlic, peppers and 1/4 cup of water in a blender and process until smooth. You can always add more pepper in the end, but you can't take it away.
• Heat the oil over a medium high heat. Put in the onion paste and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to medium low, then cover and continue cooking the paste. for another 2-3 minutes. Stir it frequently just to prevent sticking, and keep it covered between stirs.
• Add the curry powder and the cumin, stir.
• Add the chickpeas, potatoes, the lesser amount of salt, and the reserved chickpea cooking liquid.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat and cover. Cook gently, stirring occasionally until the potatoes are done to your tastes, 20 - 25 minutes.
• Add in the cabbage and an additional 1/2 - 1 cup of hot water. Bring back to a simmer, cover and cook for an additional 10 - 15 minutes, or until the cabbage is just softened. Do not over cook the cabbage.
• Taste and adjust the salt/ peppers to your tastes.