This is adapted from Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East
Vegetarian Cooking.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup oil
4 cups cooked chickpeas (canned or homemade)
1 can chopped tomato
2 medium onions, diced (or 1/4 cup dried)
8 cloves (!) garlic
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 box frozen spinach or green peas (optional)
SPICES
4 tsp ground cumin;
1 Tbs ground coriander;
1 tsp tumeric;
1 Tbs amchoor (mango powder);
1 Tbs paprika; 1 tsp garam masala)
*OR* 2-3 Tbs of premixed mild curry powder.
PREPARATION:
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Cook onions until wilted and slightly brown,
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Add rest of ingredients except for garlic, ginger, lemon and spinach.
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Simmer for at least 30 min on the stove or during the day in a crockpot.
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5-10 min before serving, add garlic, ginger lemon, and spinach or peas.
Salt and pepper to taste (if you use canned chickpeas, omit additional
salt.
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Add cayenne pepper or minced hot pepper if you like.
We eat this with brown rice and plain yoghurt.
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