With Ginger and Cilantro
What was your New Year resolution? Mine? eat more veggies. The plan? vegetarian food every lunch time and omnivorous food every dinner. So far? I’ve done great I tell you. I am so proud of myself. Are you still going strong with your 2016 aspirations? please share with me. Have a great week!
- Ingredients
- 30g (2 tablespoons) butter or olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Madras Curry Paste
- 2 tablespoons, finely grated fresh ginger
- 6 spring onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 x 540ml (19 fl oz) canned chickpeas, drained
- ½ cup diced tomatoes (use good quality canned tomatoes)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Please always assemble all ingredients before you start
Melt butter or add olive oil to a pan or skillet over medium heat. Reduce the heat and add the curry paste. Cook stirring, for 3 minutes over low heat.
Increase heat to medium, add ginger, spring onions and chilli flakes and cook 3 minutes
until spring onions are soft.
Stir in tomatoes and sugar, and cook for 1 minute, then add the chickpeas and simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time.
Season with salt and pepper, add coriander and serve.
Spicy Chickpeas
Preparation time: 10 minutes; Cooking time: 25 minutes; Serves: 4 sides
Ingredients
- 30g (2 tablespoons) butter or olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Madras Curry Paste
- 2 tablespoons, finely grated fresh ginger
- 6 spring onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 1 x 540ml (19 fl oz) canned chickpeas, drained
- ½ cup diced tomatoes (use good quality canned tomatoes)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Melt butter or add olive ghee to a pan or skillet over medium heat. Reduce the heat and add the curry paste. Cook stirring, for 3 minutes over low heat.
- Increase heat to medium, add ginger, spring onions and chilli flakes and cook 3 minutes until spring onions are soft.
- Stir in tomatoes and sugar, and cook for 1 minute, then add the chickpeas and simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring from time to time. Season with salt and pepper, add coriander and serve.
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This is definitely something I would eat. I throw things together like this when I’m in a rush and have no exact dinner plans.
This is my lunch…vegetarian every lunch time. It’s really nice!
Liz
Would be great for Meatless Monday along with some kind of salad and pita bread. Yup, my men would grumble too but too dang bad. It’s for their own good. -Kat
You totally cracked me up. My men here also complain but as you say, you are what you eat and we need to stuff ourselves with healthy alternatives. Have a great week!
Liz
I commend you on your resolutions and that you have done so well with it! Perhaps it is an awareness we are all beginning to share that animals have as much right to live as do we?? I do not know but I like this chickpea recipe. Such a versatile food! I’d like to send you a recipe my very good friend in Australia gave me, several actually for non meat dips. I’m not an appy and wine person, but with these dips I could soon become one and even forgo dinner. They are chunky dips that I have not seen here and believe me, I’ve looked. One is Roasted pumpkin with cashew and parmesan (my fave) another is red capsicum with feta and cashew chunky dip. Oh and Basil, cashew and parmesan chunky dip – to die for! If you would like to see them, let me know and I will forward. Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend – or are you running kids around to sports and events? Grin….I have to little people coming for an overnight at grammas!
I was away in Toronto over the weekend but am now back. Please send me all the recipes. They sound really nice. I love red capsicum. and cashew nut is one of my favourite nuts. I am making lasagna with Parmesan right now for dinner. So you guessed right. I love Parmesan too! Look forward to the recipes! Have a lovely week!
Liz
Love chickpeas and also mix them with different spices! and I almost can feel its amazing flavour! 😀
Me too. Thanks so much and have a lovely week!
Liz
These are so good — and that’s the problem. Like popcorn, the bowl is suddenly empty and there’s no one here with me to blame. 🙂
Thank you, John. I love chickpeas. Have a great week!
Liz
Looks so perfect, the color and the blend. Superb
Thank you!
Liz
I love this dish! and I am with you on eating less meat – it’s a little much and not good for the planet either!
I agree totally. All that methane gas should be cut down. Have a lovely weekend!
Liz
This looks so healthy and yummy Liz. This would be a great side dish with fish or just by itself. ❤
Thank you, Anna
Liz
A perfect recipe for spicy Chickpeas Liz!
I didn’t have any particular resolution besides being more aware about my general health and staying fit!!! Taking baby steps and making
Changes as required 🙂
I like the staying fit part, and I am also a strong proponent of taking baby steps. Have a great weekend
Liz
You too dear ❤️
Thank you!
liz
Congrats to you on your goals, me…eh…but it could be due to a move. We are moving, but staying in Seattle. So, not a big move, but still it interrupts things.That’s my excuse. More veggies though, that seems to be attainable! I’ll have to try.
You have to try..but I do agree, moving no matter, how close, is always such a stressful business. Sometimes we never even get to unpack some boxes for years on end. I wish you a happy moving. Best!
Liz
Think I could even get my meat eating men at home to eat this!
Why do most men love meat? My men here, are also meat eating….what a coincidence!
Liz