chickpea and vegetable curry

 

Sometimes you need something that is not only quick

but nourishing too without having to run back

and forth to the supermarket.

 

Did I mention easy?

I love easy ~ I'm all about easy.

 

I make this curry from stuff I already have in the cupboard

and any left over vegies in the fridge.

 

Fry some onion, garlic and capsicum.

Add some curry powder or garam masala.

For this one I threw in some cumin and coriander

mainly because I love the smell.

 

Add 2 cans chopped tomatoes and a can of chickpeas.

Now go to the bottom of your fridge and chop up all

 the vegetables that need to go,

broccoli, pumpkin, carrot, potato anything!

If you are in a big hurry you can steam the vegies first

or just throw them in with the tomatoes and cook all together.

Pop the lid of your saucepan on and heat the lot

on low, just check the liquids by adding more water

or stock if you need it.

 

Serve with rice and a dollop of natural yoghurt or light sour cream.

This is delicious and you can freeze it too.

Enjoy!

 

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I only cook because they have to eat

 

The weather is just starting to get cool here .

We have the fire going and we will start having lots of

soups and stews , yummy !

One of our favourites here is (believe it or not) lentil soup .

I know it doesn't sound all that much but with some

fresh baked bread it is a great meal .

 

This recipe serves 4 easily .

 

1 tin brown or red lentils rinsed and drained .

1 tin crushed tomatoes (mash them up more)

capsicum , onion , garlic , cumin, vegetable stock.

 

Heat some oil in your soup pan and gently fry the finely chopped

onion and capsicum . Add a heap of minced garlic and a tspn of cumin.

 

Add the tomatoes , lentils and vegetable stock.  

Bring to the boil and then let it simmer at least 20 mins

but the longer you leave it the better .

An hour or more is fantastic.

 

This batch I made I also threw in some mushrooms and

a zucchini that would have been wasted.

 

The cumin helps the lentils digest and not repeat on you.

I love cumin so I add more but if you don't like it leave it out .

You can replace the cumin with curry if you like.

 

For those that think they are being tortured having no meat

I cook up some finely chopped bacon and they just sprinkle

how much they need on top.

 

I really hope you like this soup I love it .

 

Anyway I have some stitching to get done for the

Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition

so I'd better get to it .

 

See you soon xxx

 

 

 

not just for vegos

 

I have been a vegetarian for many years as have most of

my brothers and sisters.

My little family all eat meat but love some vegetarian meals too.

I was making spinach cannelloni and thought you might like

to have an easy vego recipe on hand too .

 

It is not necessarily healthy with the cheese but it's very , very tasty .

 

You will need about 2 cups of  shredded spinach or

 a packet of frozen spinach defrosted .

Fresh lasagne sheets

light sour cream

cottage cheese

1 egg

garlic

grated cheese

 3 cups of pasta sauce (you can use a jar of premade sauce

but home made is just as quick and delicious.)

Pour boiling water over your shredded spinach to wilt it.

Drain and let it cool.

Add to the spinach 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sour cream

1 beaten egg , minced garlic and a handful of grated cheese .

Mix it all up .

 

Pour 1/2 cup pasta sauce into a baking dish.

 

Take a lasagne sheet and put about 2tbsp of spinach mix

along one short end and roll it up .

Place it into the baking dish on top of the sauce .

Keep rolling the mix until base is covered .

 

Pour the rest of the pasta sauce over the top of the rolls .

Sprinkle some grated cheese over the whole dish .

 

Cover the dish with a lid or foil .

 

Bake about 40 mins at 180c .

 

As with most pasta dishes this is best made the day before eating.

 

Great in Summer with a salad or with steamed vegies in Winter.

 

Or just on it's own ....

 

 

Enjoy !