I thought I'd share a new favourite recipe! I've been looking at vegetarian recipes and especially those with chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) because they're full of goodness and they come in convenient, easy to transport, tins! After a bit of combing through recipes online and in books and then a little adapting I've come up with this chickpea and vegetable semi-vindaloo!
We're on the road at the moment and I've just made this in the caravan. The great thing about vegetarian cooking is that the clean up is easier.
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| This is us on the banks of the Lake Cargelligo Weir |
So here's the recipe for...
Chickpea and Vegetable Semi-Vindaloo
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter
- 2 heaped dessert spoons of crushed ginger (or less if you don't want it too hot!)
- 1 heaped teaspoon of crushed garlic
- 3 tablespoons curry powder(again add a little less if you prefer)
- 1 x 140gm tin tomato paste
- 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
- 1 cup vegetable broth – (a teaspoon of vegemite dissolved in warm water works here too)
- 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 or 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 500gm diced pumpkin
- 2 x 400gm tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 250 gm mushrooms, diced
- Salt and pepper as needed
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| Prepared vegetables |
Directions
- Heat the vegetable oil/butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the ginger and garlic. Saute 2 minutes.
- Stir in the curry powder and heat for about 1 minute
- Add the vegetable broth/vegemite and stir until any lumps have gone
- Add tomato paste and again stir until smooth
- Stir in the coconut milk.
- Add all the fresh vegetables, mushrooms and chickpeas and stir.
- Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are tender stirring occasionally. (I like it when the pumpkin is slightly overcooked and it starting to become part of the sauce.)
- Serve with rice or noodles or on its own as the fancy takes you!
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| Ready to serve |
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| I'll have mine with noodles, thanks! |
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| And a slice of freshly baked bread! |
Got any favourite spicy dishes or meals cooked with chickpeas you'd like to share?
