Lauren had been bugging me and bugging me to cook her recipe so I finally manned up and decided to cook Lauren's, vegetarian, no bacon, yummy chickpea curry.
Even after the great description she wrote at the top of the recipe (“This chickpea and tomato based curry with a blend of fragrant spices is warming and healthy. Serve with a dollop of natural yoghurt, a sprig of coriander and a warm naan”), I was slightly skeptical for three reasons
1. My favourite vegetarian recipes are the ones that include bacon
2. I don't really like the texture of chickpeas
3. I don't really eat curry.
It was a bold move to say the least. Sian and I went for a walk in the pouring rain and froze to death which was an interesting decision so a nice warm curry was just what we wanted.
As much as I enjoy a recipe that includes product placement, Coles didn't stock the right type of chickpeas so I used a different one instead. I'd never used chickpeas before so wasn't sure if I needed to drain them, but luckily I did or it would have been disastrous.
I didn't put chilli in, even though the recipe called for it because we didn't have any and I don't like chilli. I did have to buy some more spices though to add to the insane amount I have that take up half of the top shelf of our cupboard! Soon I’ll have every spice they sell in Coles and cooking won’t be so insanely expensive all the time!
Lauren suggested I eat it with some baked sweet potato. We all know I can't say no to sweet potato, so I popped that in the oven with some paprika on it to season. Yum.
It was really simple, Sian bitched and moaned about it not being ready when she was hungry, but I didn't give in and left it to simmer for the right amount of time. I played around with the presentation of the rice which didn't really pay off, but was good fun regardless.
The overall result was really nice. The combination of the sweet potato and the curry was amazing and I was quite impressed. The texture wasn't too bad, and after I added a fair bit of salt to it all I couldn't stop eating it. Sian was loving it sick and had it for lunch again the next day too. Success.
Tips: Definitely have it with sweet potato
Music: The Fratellis
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