Chick Pea Curry (Sharda)
2 tins chick peas
2-3 onions
1 cinnamon stick
4-5 cloves garlic
1 medium root ginger
1 can tomatoes
1 tablesp tomato puree
1 teasp turmeric
2 teasp ground coriander
1 teasp ground cumin
chili powder to taste
1.5-2 teasp salt (or to taste)
1 teasp garam masala
fresh coriander
4-5 tablesp vegatable oil
Wash chick peas well and soak in water with cinnamon stick overnight.
Fry onions until golden. Add everything else, chick peas last. Cook together slowly. Leave overnight & serve with fresh coriander.
Cauliflower & Potato Curry
2 onions, 3 cloves garlic - fry together until golden brown.
Add 2 teasp tomato puree. Add ginger and 2 tablesp chilis.
Add salt, pepper, 1 teasp turmeric & 1/3 mug water
Coat equal volume 1 cauliflower and potatoes (quartered or baby).
Cook without removing lid (shake pot occasionally). Serve with fresh coriander.
Lentil Curry
8oz lentils
turmeric
ginger
salt
1 tin tomatoes (chopped)
3 chilis
water
Wash lentils well, boil together for 30 mins.
Fry 1/2 onion and 2 garlic cloves. Add to lentil mixture. Sprinkle fresh coriander to serve.
Reading through those, I think I missed a few steps when cooking these yesterday (were there even any chilies in the lentil curry?)... ah well, still tasted pretty good. There's also a really nifty lamb curry recipe
here.