What with all of the plot produce going into Mum’s Kitchen, and it largely being Indian recipes that are being made; I could actually share them with you. There is a plethora-or a raft, if you want synonyms-of Indian recipe books, chefs, and even youtube channels dedicated to Indian cuisine. Some of which, is wonderfully simple; others are wonderfully complicated and demand you have a huge, great big supermarket sized pantry. I say pantry, as larders don’t translate into punjabi. I don’t believe in making things complicated, and I do like to share the things that are successes.(That’s also a mental note to actually share the stuff that gets made.)

Anyway, looking at the stash of squashes that Mum harvested today, I thought hmm, well, I’ll make chickpeas. I didn’t fancy battling the squashes. Not today.

You can find the youtube link here. (Well, yes, there is a channel)

What is in that pot?

• Onions-two large ones from the plot
• Garlic-from the plot
• Coriander-from the plot
• Ginger
• tumeric
• Chopped tomatoes from a tin, and a handful of ripened plot tomatoes
• ground down habanero paste
• cayenne chilli powder
• turmeric
• garam masala
• salt
• water
• Chickpeas

The process then:

1. The onions were blitzed in the food processor, with garlic and ginger being chopped.
2. In a pan, olive oil and butter were warmed and cumin seeds added to them.
3. Onions, garlic and ginger were then added and caramalised.
4. With the onions, garlic and ginger golden, a tin of chopped tomatoes and some ripened plot tomatoes were added.
5. To this, we then add spices. Garam masala, salt, chilli and turmeric. I also added some finely chopped coriander that came from the plot. It didn’t come chopped, no, Mum did that.
6. This mixture was the cooked through, there is a visible colour change. If the tomatoes are really red, and the onion mixture already a deep caramel, this really will look quite vibrant.
7. Next, chickpeas were put in and stirred through the mixture so as to coat them.
8. Once coated and allowed to imbue with the mixture, water was added to make a gravy.

The point of this was to not only show a simple recipe, but also indicate how plot produce might be used. Might even do it again in the future!