Chickpea Curry Slow Cooker Food

SLOW-COOKER FREEZER-PACK CAULIFLOWER AND CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Layer the cauliflower, chickpeas, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, curry powder, honey, ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Squeeze out the air from the bag and seal. Freeze until ready to use, up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before cooking.
• Pour the contents of the bag into a 6-quart slow cooker. Cook on low until the cauliflower is tender and can easily be pierced with a paring knife, 7 to 9 hours. Pour in the coconut milk and gently stir, being careful to keep the cauliflower quarters intact. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lime wedges, cilantro and cashews for topping.

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Put 1 roughly chopped large onion, 3 tbsp mild curry paste, a 400g can chopped tomatoes, 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder, 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger and 1 chopped yellow pepper into the slow cooker pot with a third of a can of water and stir well.
• Add 2 skinless chicken legs, fat removed, and push them under all the other ingredients so that they are completely submerged. Cover with the lid and chill in the fridge overnight.
• The next day, cook on Low for 6 hrs until the chicken and vegetables are really tender.
• Stir in the the chopped leaves of 30g coriander just before serving over brown rice.

SLOW COOKER RED LENTIL & CHICKPEA CURRY WITH POTATOES & PEAS

Steps:

• To a 4-quart or larger slow cooker, add the lentils, chickpeas, onion, garlic, potatoes, vegetable broth, curry powder, cayenne pepper if using, and salt. Stir, place the lid on the slow cooker, and cook on low for 7-8 hours (high for about 4 hours), until the potatoes and lentils are cooked through. It'll be relatively thick until you do the next step.
• About 30 minutes before eating, start cooking your rice and stir in the coconut milk and peas. Continue cooking on low for another 20-30 minutes.
• Taste and add additional salt if desired.
• To serve, add some rice to your bowl plus the curry. Top with fresh cilantro. That's it!

SLOW-COOKED SIMPLY POTATO AND CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Plug in a large slow cooker (4 to 6 quart capacity), and set to high. Put chickpeas, red bell pepper, salt, black pepper, tomatoes and vegetable broth all in the slow cooker. Stir to combine ingredients and cover.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add white onion and carrots. Cook covered for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir in ground cumin, light brown sugar and ground ginger.
• Combine onion mixture with the chickpea mixture in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.
• One hour before serving, stir in Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onion, fresh spinach and coconut milk.
• Garnish with chopped green onions and serve with hot Garlic Naan. Yum!