Squash And Chickpea Curry Food

SQUASH AND CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• In a dutch oven, fry onion, garlic and ginger for about 2 minutes. Add curry paste; cook, sitting until fragrant about 1 minute.
• Add squash, potato and chickpeas; stir to coat.
• Add coconut milk, stock, cashew butter and salt; bril to boil then cover and simmer stirring twice, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Gently stir in swiss chard and peas; cook, sitrring until swiss chard wilts, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with coriander.

SQUASH, CHICKPEA & COCONUT CURRY

Steps:

• For the curry powder, heat a small frying pan over a medium heat and toast the rice, stirring, until it starts to brown. Tip in the rest of the spices and toast for 3-5 mins until brown but not burned. Using a spice grinder or pestle and mortar, blitz or grind to a fine powder. Pass through a sieve. Will keep for up to three months in an airtight container.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the squash with 1 tbsp of the oil, a pinch of salt, 3 tbsp of the tamarind sauce, the chilli flakes and coconut. Spread out on a baking sheet and bake for 35-40 mins, or until tender.
• Heat the remaining 2 tbsp oil in a wok over a high heat. Fry the mustard seeds for a minute or so until they sizzle and pop, then add the curry leaves and cook for a few more seconds until they crackle. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, lemongrass and a pinch of salt and stir for a few minutes until the onion softens. Tip in the chickpeas, tomato, curry powder and turmeric and keep stirring for 5-8 mins, until the tomato breaks down.
• Pour the coconut milk into the wok and stir, cooking for about 5 mins until slightly reduced. Add the remaining 2 tbsp tamarind, taste for seasoning, then add the kale, stirring for a couple of minutes until softened. Divide the squash between bowls, ladle in the curry sauce, then top with the coriander and coconut flakes, if using. Serve with warmed flatbreads.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Start cooking your basmati rice.
• Move oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Set a medium pot over medium-low heat. Add butter and cook until melted and foam subsides, about 2 minutes. Careful not to burn, (it is ok if the butter browns a bit while cooking. My butter browned and it still tasted great).
• Stir in turmeric, cumin, cloves, salt, cayenne and sugar and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute.
• Stir in tomato purée/ sauce and squash until well combined.
• Transfer to a large casserole dish, (cover, although not specified, I covered to retain moisture) and bake on middle rack of oven until squash is browned and easily pierced with a sharp knife, about 20 minutes.
• Remove casserole from oven. Stir in chickpeas until well combined.
• Return to oven and roast, uncovered, until chickpeas are heated through, about 5 -10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Remove the whole cloves if using.
• Although this recipe does does not call for broth, if you would like more sauce, add vegetable or chicken broth to thin.
• Serve over basmati rice. Garnish with scallions and a dollop of yogurt.

VEGAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Place chickpeas in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
• Drain and rinse chickpeas under running cold water. Place in a large pot, cover with several inches of water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chickpeas are soft, 60 to 75 minutes. Drain.
• When chickpeas are halfway done, heat oil in a large pot and cook onions until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add cardamom pods, chile peppers, coriander seeds, turmeric, and mustard seeds and toast for 1 minute. Mix in tomato paste.
• Stir butternut squash and carrots into the pot. Add enough water to cover vegetables halfway. Simmer over low heat, partially covered, until all the vegetables are soft, 25 to 35 minutes. Add more water if curry gets too dry.
• Mix in cooked chickpeas shortly before serving and heat until warm. Serve sprinkled with cilantro.