Lentil Chickpea Curry! – Jane’s Patisserie

A scrumptious and simple lentil chickpea curry which is the right dinner thought for the each day, tremendous straightforward and adaptable! 

This recipe is tremendous straightforward to make, so fast to throw collectively, and totally scrumptious for the right weeknight meal. 

Savoury recipes

As you could have observed, I’ve began posting increasingly savoury recipes, as a result of I am keen on cooking. I do know, shock and horror that I’m doing savoury ins and outs actually, however is it shock and horror? 

I’m joking actually, however a number of individuals have identified I’m referred to as Jane’s Patisserie… however the title has caught, and I wish to develop. I like cooking a lot so I simply wish to offer you every part and something in recipe for that I like. 

My macaroni cheese and my rooster, bacon and leek pie went down an absolute storm, so I do know this recipe will as effectively. These recipes are all designed to only give a little bit of inspiration, as the principles change with cooking – you’ll be able to mainly do what you need! 

Dinner concepts

I like straightforward dinner concepts that take as little faff as doable, however style nice. The type of recipes you can make any day of the week, batch prepare dinner, or simply prepare dinner since you fancy one thing. This lentil chickpea curry is strictly that. 

My creamy garlic rooster is one other a type of form of recipes, because it’s a lot simpler to make than you suppose and it’s FULL of flavour. I do know making a curry is a little bit of a random one, but it surely was a type of meals I made a decision to make primarily based on what I had within the cabinet, and it labored wonders. 

My new e book 

My new e book is out now, and it’s idea is On a regular basis – the thought being you can make something from it each day and it’ll work. It’s designed to encourage you to perhaps strive extra issues that you simply usually wouldn’t on the each day as effectively. I do know the concepts of creating custard slices, or celebration rings, doesn’t appear ‘on a regular basis’ however truthfully, they’re and they are often. 

The sheer quantity of affection for this e book has given me such a lift to convey extra scrumptious ‘on a regular basis’ type recipes as you all need extra, so right here you might be. This lentil chickpea curry is one thing I make on the common now because it’s really easy, stuffed with flavour, and it’s wholesome. 

The curry 

The curry itself feels like fairly a number of substances, but it surely’s not truly too unhealthy – placing all of it collectively actually is kind of fast and it’s price grabbing your greatest pan to prepare dinner this in – it makes about 6 parts (Relying on private choice), so I are inclined to make a full batch and freeze for the long run if I’m not consuming it multi functional go. 

• Greens – Onion, pink pepper, frozen spinach 
• Tinned items – chickpeas, lentils, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk 
• Spices – Garlic, curry powder, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper 
• Extras – oil, and lemon juice 

Flavours

The flavours that I put into this curry are purely what I like, and what I had. I at all times season with salt and pepper because it’s against the law in case you don’t in my thoughts, after which I had just a little enjoyable. The curry powder, floor cumin, floor coriander, cayenne pepper introduced a lot flavour to convey heat to the curry however to not over energy it.

The lemon juice on the finish simply brings out the flavours and sharpens it up, and it marries so effectively with the tomatoes, chickpeas, lentils, coconut milk and spinach. I used frozen spinach as I at all times have it within the freezer, however you’ll be able to 100% use recent if you want. The one draw back, recent spinach takes up a tonne extra room that frozen within the pan till it wilts. 

I prefer to serve mine with coriander flavour rice – I simply finely chop some coriander up and blend it by way of the cooked rice – after which a naan on the aspect can be scrumptious. 

Suggestions & Methods 

• This can final for 3-4 days within the fridge as soon as cooked and cooled, or it might freeze for 3 + months 
• You possibly can swap and alter the spices to what you fancy to make it the way you prefer it 
• I used the inexperienced lentils in a tin and drained the water, and I used the chickpeas within the tin and drained the water 
• Serve it how you want!! 

• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 medium onions (finely chopped)
• 1 pink pepper (chopped)
• 3+ garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tsp floor cumin
• 1 tsp floor coriander
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
• 400 g tin full-fat coconut milk
• 400 g tin lentils (drained)
• 400 g tin chickpeas (drained)
• 200 g frozen spinach
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• salt & pepper

• Seize a big saucepan or frying pan and warmth the oil on a medium warmth

• Add the finely chopped onion and fry till softened

• Add the pink pepper, garlic, curry powder, cumin, coriander, and cayenne pepper and fry for a few minutes

• Add the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, chickpeas and lentils and blend

• Simmer for 15-20 minutes till the chickpeas and lentils have softened

• Add the frozen spinach, lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to your liking

• Simmer for an additional couple of minutes till able to serve

• This can final for 3-4 days within the fridge as soon as cooked and cooled, or it might freeze for 3 + months 
• You possibly can swap and alter the spices to what you fancy to make it the way you prefer it 
• I used the inexperienced lentils in a tin and drained the water, and I used the chickpeas within the tin and drained the water 
• Serve it how you want!! 

ENJOY!

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