| Summary: | | | | recipe takes a bit more of your time than |
| | | | expected for such a simple yet delicious |
| Hot and Spicy Chick Peas By: The Skinny Cook | | | | dish. |
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| This delicious Chick pea curry recipe is | | | | INGREDIENTS |
| fully vegetarian, in the tradition of | | | | |
| Vegetarian Indian cooking. | | | | * 1 can of chick peas (15 1/2 Oz; 439 gr) |
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| Who said vegetables recipes can't be | | | | * 1 medium onion, finely chopped |
| delicious? | | | | |
| | | | * 1 teaspoon ginger, finely chopped |
| Hot and Spicy Chick Peas (VEGETARIAN RECIPE) | | | | |
| | | | * 1 clove garlic, finely chopped |
| Makes 2 servings in 45 minutes | | | | |
| | | | * 1 green chilly, finely chopped |
| VEGETABLES / Asian (India) / Side Dish / | | | | |
| Stove / No marinating | | | | * 2 medium well ripened tomatoes, seeded and |
| | | | chopped |
| Much of the Indian population is vegetarian, | | | | |
| and they enjoy the most extensive vegetable | | | | * 1 tablespoon fresh coriander chopped |
| dishes in the world. | | | | |
| | | | * 1 tablespoon lemon juice |
| This is not only because of the predominant | | | | |
| Hindu religion with its respect for all | | | | * 10 g vegetable oil |
| living creatures. | | | | |
| | | | * Spices: |
| Also feeding 1 billion Indian people nowadays | | | | |
| can be done much more efficiently by growing | | | | - 1/2 teaspoon turmeric |
| vegetables in stead of animals. | | | | |
| | | | - 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander |
| Last but not least: when a refrigerator is | | | | |
| not available, it is much easier to use up | | | | - 1 tea spoon "garam masala" |
| small portions of vegetables, in stead of | | | | |
| having to slaughter and store 1 big animal. | | | | - salt to taste |
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| For vegetarian dishes, you will notice that | | | | PREPARATION |
| each Indian region has distinct cooking | | | | |
| techniques and flavoring principles to | | | | 1. Drain chick peas, reserving the liquid. |
| prepare them. | | | | |
| | | | 2. Cook the onions, ginger garlic, chilies |
| You have probably also noticed that there are | | | | and turmeric in the vegetable oil until |
| many, many "curry"-recipes. Actually "Kari" | | | | golden and softened. |
| is the Tamil (one of the many languages | | | | |
| spoken in India) translation for the English | | | | 3. Add the tomatoes and cook to soften, then |
| word "sauce". And "curry" is the western way | | | | add the ground coriander and chick peas. |
| of pronouncing this word. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Cook for 10 minutes, add the reserved |
| Before coming to Malaysia, my simple western | | | | liquid and cook a further 10 minutes. |
| recipe for using chick peas was to add them | | | | |
| in thick soups... Since Malaysia is the | | | | 5. Add "garam masala", lemon juice and stir |
| melting pot of all Asian cuisines, I notice | | | | in the fresh coriander. Cook gently for 2-3 |
| that there are as much chick pea curry | | | | minutes, adding more liquid, if needed, to |
| recipes as that there are people here. | | | | make a sauce. |
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| Here is one of them: a home-cooked chick pea | | | | Serve with "naan bread", "chapati" or as a |
| curry recipe from my Indian friend Ssussi. | | | | side dish. |
| She uses a lot of fresh ingredients and her | | | | |