Chick Pea and Potato Curry for under £3
This recipe was part of a series of recipes all of which could all be made for around £3. Nigel Slater does a chick pea and potato curry using tinned tomatoes where we use coconut milk, so his version would be cheaper still. A single chopped chilli, de-seeded or not as you please, added with the garlic and ginger, gives colour and heat.
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes peeled and cut into big dice
- 1 tin chick peas
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 2.5cm lump of fresh ginger grated finely
- 2 medium onions sliced finely
- 2 cloves garlic sliced finely
- 3 tsp curry powder or garam marsala
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 ½ a lemon
- 2 tsp oil
- 2.2 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into big dice
- 1 tin chick peas
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 2.5cm lump of fresh ginger grated finely
- 2 medium onions sliced finely
- 2 cloves garlic sliced finely
- 3 tsp curry powder or garam marsala
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 ½ a lemon
- 2 tsp oil
- 2.2 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into big dice
- 1 tin chick peas
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 1 2.5cm lump of fresh ginger grated finely
- 2 medium onions sliced finely
- 2 cloves garlic sliced finely
- 3 tsp curry powder or garam marsala
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 ½ a lemon
- 2 tsp oil
Details
- Cuisine: Asian
- Recipe Type: Main
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 20 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Put a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat and fry onions until just starting to brown.
- Meanwhile, parboil the potatoes for about 6 minutes - they must not be fully cooked and falling to bits! Drain, reserving some of their liquid.
- Add the garlic and ginger to the onion pan and cook for one minute.
- Add the powdered spices and cook briefly, stirring to mix them in. Pour in the coconut milk and stir to mix, then simmer gently.
- Add the parboiled potatoes and stir gently to coat in coconut and spices. Drain and rinse the tinned chick peas, and add them.
- Cook at a gentle bubbling heat. If the sauce begins to look a bit dry, add a few spoonfuls of reserved potato water.
- When the potatoes are cooked through, check and correct the seasoning - it will need salt - and sharpen with the juice of the ½ lemon.
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