Curry of potatoes, parsnips and chickpeas

Curry of potatoes, parsnips and chickpeas

This nice wintery recipe takes about 30 minutes to prepare, it’s a mild potato curry with parsnips and chickpeas with a base of spices and seeds. The tastes of allspice and parsnip go really well together.

         • 575 kcal per person  

Ingredients

For two people:

  • Fresh ingredients:
    • about 400 g small potatoes
    • 2 medium tomatoes (about 200 g)
    • about 400 g parsnips
    • 1 tin of chickpeas
    • 1 cm fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • From the store cupboard
    • spices: allspice, coriander seeds, turmeric, cayenne pepper to taste (I use about a teaspoon of each of the spices and just a pinch of the cayenne pepper)
    • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
    • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon garlic oil

Preparation

  • Wash the potatoes and cut them in chunks. Cook them in the microwave for 5 minutes at full power (900 W).
  • Meanwhile, wash the parsnips and cut them in chunks; add them to the potatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Slice the tomatoes as fine as you can, microwave them for 2 minutes at full power (900 W)..
  • If you’re using whole seeds like I do, grind the coriander seeds and allspice.
  • Heat the oil in a large deep pan. I recommend a non-stick pan with a lid.
  • When the oil is hot, add the ginger, seeds and spices and fry over medium heat for a few minutes.
  • Add the chickpeas and stir-fry for a few minutes more over high heat.
  • Clear some space in the middle of the pan and put in the soy sauce. Stir vigorously.
  • Add the tomatoes and stir well. Lower the heat and leave to simmer for a few minutes until the tomatoes have softened.
  • Meanwhile, add the potatoes and parsnips to the pan, stir until the potatoes are no longer looking white.
  • Add garlic oil to taste.

This is really a complete one-pan meal but you can serve it with rice too.


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