Madras Curry Chickpea Stew with Mock Chicken

Name: Madras Curry Chickpea Stew with Mock Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 heaping cups after re-hydrated; Ginger Root 1 tsp (minced w/ garlic); Garlic 1 clove (minced w/ ginger); Olive Oil 1 tbsp; Curry powder 1 tbsp + 3 tsp; Ground White Pepper 2 tsp (can be less if sensitive to pepper); Sweet potato 1 cup cubed; Red Potato raw 1 cup diced; Broccoli fresh 3 cup chopped; Red Ripe Tomatoes 1 large whole (3 dia) chopped; Celery raw .25 cup diced small (food processor); Onions raw .5 cup diced small (food processor); Carrots raw .25 cup diced small (food processor); Water tap 2.5 cup (8 fl oz); Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper to taste; Seitan mock meat substitute 400 gram(s) chopped; Olive Oil 1 tbsp for frying Seitan; extra curry powder to coat Seitan

Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 35

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), 2 heaping cups after re-hydratedGinger Root, 1 tsp (minced w/ garlic)Garlic, 1 clove (minced w/ ginger)Olive Oil, 1 tbsp Curry powder, 1 tbsp + 3 tsp Ground White Pepper, 2 tsp (can be less if sensitive to pepper)Sweet potato, 1 cup, cubed Red Potato, raw, 1 cup dicedBroccoli, fresh, 3 cup, chopped Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 large whole (3" dia) choppedCelery, raw, .25 cup, diced small (food processor)Onions, raw, .5 cup, diced small (food processor)Carrots, raw, .25 cup, diced small (food processor)Water, tap, 2.5 cup (8 fl oz) Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper to tasteSeitan, "mock" meat substitute, 400 gram(s) choppedOlive Oil, 1 tbsp for frying Seitanextra curry powder to coat Seitan

Directions

Prepare all vegetables as indicated in ingredient list (chop, puree, etc.)
Mix carrot, celery, onion add to large pot with 1 tbs olive oil, cook over med-hi heat for 2-3 minutes
Add minced garlic and ginger, cook another 1-2 minutes
Add curry powder and white pepper, stir to coat veggies
Add potatoes, stir to coat
Add tomatoes and stir for 2-3 minutes
Add chickpeas and 2.5 cups of water
Bring to a boil, then stir and reduce to simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes or until potatoes and chickpeas are soft.
Add broccoli and cook for a few minutes more, just to soften and heat the broccoli
If it's really watery, add some cornstarch to thicken.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve over rice, with na'an or nothing

Curried "Chicken"
Chop prepared seitan and toss with olive oil and curry powder. Fry in a heated skillet until browned. Add to Chickpea stew.

Makes approximately 6 servings at about 1.5 cup each

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user S_PRESS.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

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