Mushroom Chickpeas curry

 I am getting sucked into the world of "shorts" lately on youtube. I know, I know...I am old enough to not get sucked up in there but sometimes when you don't want to do what you are supposed to do, and you just want to waste your time...thats the place to be...why TikTok is so popular.

This is one of the recipes I found on those shorts but with my own touches

Mushroom Chickpeas curry (Chickpeas and Mushrooms cooked in Indian spices)

Mushroom Chickpeas curry

Ingredients:

1. 1 can chickpeas drained
2. 8 oz mushrooms cleaned and sliced thick
3. 3-4 tomatoes depending on how big those are halved or quartered
4. 1 tablespoon each of coriander powder, chole masala
5. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilli powder, cumin powder, 
6. 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
7. 1 tablespoon oil
8. 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
9. 2 green chillies sliced, 1 teaspoon ginger slicked into thin match sticks.
10. Handful of fresh coriander

In a pan add the tomato quarters or half and 1/2 cup water and cover and cook for 5-6 minutes. Peel the skin off and mash with a potato masher. Add all the spices and ginger garlic paste and cover and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low. Add beaten yogurt and chickpeas and stir to combine and simmer covered for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and stor to combine and cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Garnish with sliced chillies, ginger and coriander and enjoy with Zeera rice or roti

The same recipe like a Pirate would talk...written by GPT

Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round for a tale of culinary plunder, a recipe fit for a scurvy dog (in a good way, of course)! We're makin' a dish so flavorful, it'll make ye swab the deck with yer tongue!

First, ye'll grab yer pan, see? Toss in them tomato quarters, or halves if they be monstrous big, and a half cup of water, mind ye. Cover that treasure chest and let it simmer for five or six minutes, until them tomatoes be soft as a cabin boy's backside.

Once they're good and mushy, peel off their skins like ye're shuckin' oysters. Then, grab yer trusty potato masher and mash 'em 'til they're smoother than a mermaid's tail.

Now comes the spice rum! Sprinkle in all yer spices – the hotter the better, says I! – and a dollop of ginger-garlic paste. Cover the pan again and let it cook for five minutes, until the aromas be fillin' the air like a sea shanty.

Lower the heat, me mateys, to a gentle simmer. Add in yer beaten yogurt – none of that fancy stuff, just a good ol' dollop – and them chickpeas, the heart of this dish. Stir it all together like ye're mixin' a grog. Cover it up and let it simmer for another five minutes, until the flavors have a chance to mingle like pirates at a tavern.

Next, toss in them mushrooms, plump and juicy like treasure chests. Stir 'em in with a hearty "Yo ho ho!" and cover the pan once more. Let it cook for five more minutes, until the mushrooms be tender and soaked in all that flavor.

Finally, the grand finale! Garnish with sliced chillies, ginger, and coriander – the jewels of this culinary crown! And then, me hearties, serve it up with Zeera rice or roti, fit for a king… or a pirate captain! Enjoy yer bounty! Arrr!

Coconut Chickpeas Curry with Kale

 Chickpeas curry is the beat no matter how you cook it. But this curry takes it up a notch and it us super healthy and super delicious. I made this curry in less than 15 minutes and dinner was ready. Better than getting a take out and so much faster.

Serve with over rice or like me enjoy with Naan

Coconut Chickpeas Curry with Kale (Chickpeas cooked with coconut and Thai Red Curry)

Coconut Chickpeas Curry with Kale

Ingredients:

1. 1 can chickpeas drained and washed
2. 1 can Thai coconut milk
3. 1 tablespoon Thai curry paste
4. 1/2 tablespoon oil
5. 1 small onions chopped fine
6. 2-3 big leaves of Kale, ripped off of the center and chopped into small pieces

In a pan heat the oil and on medium high heat cook the onions till they become translucent. Add the curry paste and stir well and fry for a minute. Add the coconut milk and reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add chickpeas and simmer for 5 more minutes. Add Kale and simmer for 5 more minutes. Give a taste test and add salt according to taste. Sprinkle with green onions and/or cilantro and enjoy over a bed of brown rice or with Naan

Lahori chana masala

Chana masala or Cholay is one of those street foods which you would find in every corner, every street, every city in India. Everyone has thier own way of making it and every single one of them is delicious. The cholay masala I made today, is unique to me but it is so delicious. Next time I have to double the recipe because there wasn't enough :)

And to make it a meal...I got Samosas today, when I went shopping in the Indian store. So that was a crazy yummy dinner

Lahori chana masala(Chickpeas curry with Indian Spices)

Lahori Chana Masala

Ingredients:

1. 1 can chickpeas
2. 1 small onion sliced
3. 1 medium tomato chopped
4. 1 tablespoon tomato paste
5. 1/4 cup yellow moong dal cooked
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, saunf, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder (or more), ginger garlic paste
7. 1/4 teaspoon ajwain, garam masala
8. 1 teaspoon each of coriander powder, amchur powder, dried fenugreek leaves, 
9. 2 tablespoons oil
10. coriander leaves for garnishing

In a pan heat the oil and add the cumin and saunf and fry for a minute. Add the onions and fry till they start to change color to brown. Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Add the dal and tomato paste and cook for 5 more minutes along with all the spices and mix well. Add washed chickpeas and 1/2 cup water and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy with Pav or Poori or Samosa or as is

Roasted eggplant with Chickpeas

Roasted eggplant with Chickpeas

Chickpeas with Eggplant

Ingredients:

1. 1 American eggplant
2. 1 medium small onion chopped fine
3. 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
4. ½ teaspoon each of salt, chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, amchur (dried mango powder) or ½ table spoon lemon juice
5. ¼ cup yogurt beaten
6. 1 tablespoon oil
7. Handful of chopped cilantro

Cut the eggplant length wise and roast it on the open flame of the stove. If you do not have a flame stove, roast the egg plant with some oil brushed on the cut side at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Let it cool a bit and peel the skin off and chop the eggplant into small pieces

Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till they start turning brown. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add the egg plant and all the spices and mix well and cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add the chickpeas and the beaten yogurt cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with a handful of chopped cilantro and enjoy with rice or roti