Bonzo Stew

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 219.2
  • Total Fat: 1.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 447.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 42.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g
  • Protein: 8.5 g

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Introduction

You'll go bonzo over this inexpensive, vegan chickpea and onion stew packed with a tomatoey curry flavour base. The sweetness of the sauteed onions really stands out! You'll go bonzo over this inexpensive, vegan chickpea and onion stew packed with a tomatoey curry flavour base. The sweetness of the sauteed onions really stands out!
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    1/2 cup dried chickpeas
    1 carrot, quartered
    1 celery stalk, quartered
    3 large sprigs parsley
    1 cinnamon stick
    2 bay leaves
    1 1/2 cups water
    1 1/2 large sweet onions, sliced thinly
    3 cloves garlic, minced
    1 tbsp white wine
    1/2 tbsp tomato paste
    1/2 tsp paprika
    1/2 tbsp curry powder

Directions

Place chickpeas in a bowl, cover by 2" with hot water. Cover and soak 12 hours. Drain, discarding liquid.
Combine soaked peas, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves, cinnamon stick and the water in a pot.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours, until tender.
Drain, reserving cooking liquid and chickpeas separately. Discard vegetables and aromatics.
Heat 1/4 cup water in a deep skillet.
Addd onion slices and cook slowly until browned, about 12-15 minutes. Add water if necessary to prevent burning.
Add garlic, cook 2 minutes further.
Stir in chickpeas and white wine, cook 5 minutes, stirring gently.
Pour in the reserved cooking liquid, add tomato paste, paprika and curry powder.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes.
Uncover pot, and cook 10 minutes longer.
Serve hot over beds of brown rice, couscous or baby spinach.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.