Recent Posts Tagged With 'chickpea'

• Recipe: Green Masala Chickpea Soup

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 17:57 in recipes, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, soup, spicy, chickpeas, curry, snack, spicy foods, garbanzo, chickpea

  Apologies for the lack of photos lately, but I’m in the middle of a move. In fact, this post may be the last post for a couple of weeks due to not having an Internet connection – I’ll have to see how it all goes, but wish me luck!...

• Recipe: Chickpea (Garbanzo) Spread

  Posted on Monday January 26th, 2009 at 16:00 in recipes, vegetarian, lunch, Other, sandwich, spread, legumes, snack, garbanzo, chickpea, sandwich spread, vegan alternative

  Sandwiches for vegetarians don’t have to be boring with this little baby.  The idea came from a great cafe near me that uses smashed cannellini beans and beautiful fresh fetta mix together. Whilst I’ve yet to add the fetta to one, this s...

• Recipe: Creamy Coconut & Chickpea Rice

  Posted on Monday October 13th, 2008 at 05:02 in recipes, mushrooms, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, spicy, coconut, easy recipe, rice, chickpeas, curry, mushroom

  This recipe here was made up after not knowing what I was going to have for tea. I’m a big fan of the thai coconut rice and decided that I would combine this style of rice with an all-in-one curry.  It’s a delicious vegan dish with chick...

• Recipe: Bhaji Burgers

  Posted on Thursday October 9th, 2008 at 18:39 in recipes, carrot, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, onion, baked goods, burger, burgers, bhaji, legumes, snack

  These easy to make burgers are absolutely delicious with a little tomato kasoundi or chilli chutney.  Using a little besan flour and some cooked vegies, these make a mean indian burger. The burgers are vegan and what’s great about them is that...

• Recipe: Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry

  Posted on Tuesday August 12th, 2008 at 00:15 in recipes, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, coconut, sweet potato, chickpeas, curry, special occasion, casserole, tandoori, coriander

  Apologies firstly for the not-so-regular recipe spots, but I’ve been working 21 days straight with longer hours than most days to get the new sites for my current job up in time.  We launch unofficially at the end of the week, with official la...

• Recipe: Lentil & Chickpea Soup

  Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 18:25 in vegan, vegetarian, soup, dahl, chickpeas, legumes, snack, garbanzo, vegetarian soup, chickpea, easy soup, lentil

  I’m sure some of you are thinking - is this a dahl or a soup?  Well, it could be either!  Add a little water and you have a soup, have it as it is and it’s dahl! The chickpeas here have been mashed down a little to make a little thicker...

• Recipe: Moroccan Stew with Couscous

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 17:35 in carrot, winter, vegan, vegetarian, comfort, dinner, vegetables, tomato, stew, chickpeas, comfort food, casserole

  You won’t believe it, but this dish uses just one pot!  Yes, the stew is cooked in a pot, whilst the couscous is infused in the top of the steamer, making this one simple dish! The recipe itself, was adapted again from the Food Safari showR...

• Recipe: Chickpea n’ Vegie Mince Curry

  Posted on Sunday June 15th, 2008 at 18:20 in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, chickpeas, curry, casserole, spicy food, legumes, tvp, spicy foods, garbanzo, crumpets

  Image: Chickpea and mince curry on top of a home made crumpet. I have to apologise first up. I was intending to provide the crumpet recipe with this one, but my mum would like it to still remain in the family. It’s a family tradition that I r...

• Recipe: Chickpea Cutlet

  Posted on Tuesday May 27th, 2008 at 17:23 in vegan, vegetarian, dinner, lunch, bean, chickpeas, beans, legumes, snack, legume, garbanzo, cutlet

  Image: Chickpea cutlet served with saffron mash. After not straying too much with the four bean mix cutlet to the Veganomicon’s version, I had some ideas I really wanted to work on for this version. I have to admit, I wasn’t disappointed...

• Recipe: Baba Ganoush Soup

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 17:45 in vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, soup, appetizer, appetiser, chickpeas, baba, eggplant, legumes, snack, dip

  Image: Baba Ganoush Soup served with a dollop of tahini. Why do dips just need to be a snack? When’s something is that good, I like to try and find ways to turn them into something else without sabotaging the traditional flavours intended.  T...

• Recipe: Chickpea & Carrot Soup

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 16:55 in carrot, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, pepper, vegetables, soup, garlic, lunch, carrots, chickpeas, comfort food

  This lovely soup has been made twice in two weeks, as I enjoyed it so much. The carrot and chickpeas blend in well, providing a lovely thick soup to have with some crusty bread. It’s relatively easy to make by just adding all your ingredients ...

• Recipe: Chickpea Burger for one

  Posted on Tuesday March 25th, 2008 at 18:23 in salad, vegan, vegetarian, lunch, chickpeas, burger, legumes, snack, spicy foods, garbanzo, sloppy joe, chickpea

  Who wants a boring salad every day for lunch? Certainly not me! Having Good Friday off and with a little time up my sleeve, I pondered into my stocks and grabbed a can of chickpeas. I thought a nice burger would be great and not impact the calories...

• Recipe: Spicy Vegan Sausages

  Posted on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 17:53 in vegan, vegetarian, homemade, spicy, bbq, barbecue, special occasion, flour, sausages, legumes, grill, home made

  When trying to come up with something for my dad’s party for myself to eat. I looked at some various vegan sites for ideas. I did look at the Vegan Ribs by Susan V as suggested by reader Jamie, however Julie Hasson’s sausages took my ey...

• Recipe: Warmed Chickpea’d Tempeh Salad

  Posted on Monday March 3rd, 2008 at 02:48 in salad, vegan, vegetarian, batter, tempeh, spicy foods, chickpea, besan, besan flour, warm salad, vegan alternative, chickpea batter

  Following from the chickpea batter mushrooms, it gave me the idea for this warmed tempeh salad. Tempeh is quite a unique flavour which is made a little spicy with the chickpea batter. It’s quite a flavourful dish that also as a bonus, is veg...

• Recipe: Chickpea Pasta with Leek and Mushrooms

  Posted on Thursday January 31st, 2008 at 16:15 in mushrooms, vegan, vegetarian, homemade, pasta, vegetables, chickpeas, leek, flour, mushroom, legumes, home made

  The following is my first attempt of homemade pasta. I have made homemade gnocchi using sweet potato before but this is the first time of making fettucine. This fettucine is not like your normal flour varieties though, I’ve followed and adapte...

• Recipe: Lemon Mustard Chickpea Pasta

  Posted on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 15:20 in vegan, vegetarian, cheese, pasta, garlic, onion, juice, chickpeas, parmesan, lemon, lemon juice, olive oil

  Ever come up with something on the spur of a moment. This dish is just that! Coming home and needing something with protein, knowing I was having pasta and chickpeas, I decided to come up with this random taste bonanza! This balanced carbohydrate a...

• Recipe: Scone-Topped Mushroom & Chickpea Casserole

  Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 17:18 in mushrooms, vegetarian, vegetables, chickpeas, baked goods, casserole, scones, mushroom, legumes, dumplings, legume, dumpling

  My mum used to make this dumpling based/ scone based casserole when I was younger with beef. I looked forward to it everytime! I’d eat the meat and vegies first, saving the scones till last, devouring the gravy and bits stuck to the bottom, be...

• Recipe: Channa (Chickpea/Garbanzo) Masala

  Posted on Sunday January 6th, 2008 at 17:57 in Hot, indian, vegan, vegetarian, chilli, spicy, masala, coconut, chili, chickpeas, curry, casserole

  There’s a tradition on my mum’s side to have curries at Christmas (well Boxing Day)! Why not the traditional meal you may ask? Well my mum’s family come from Sri Lanka and hot spicy curries are our thing! This most recent Boxing ...

• What’s On The Menu: Week Starting 29/10/2007

  Posted on Saturday October 27th, 2007 at 20:24 in mushrooms, egg, eggs, pasta, cream cheese, chickpeas, chives, baked, mushroom, huevos, chive, chickpea

  The first week of eating well and exercising has been pretty good apart from last night. I headed out with a mate to World Restaurant Bar in Southbank, Melbourne for dinner. I’ve been there a few times and every time had a nice meal! Last ni...

• Recipe: Vegetarian Chickpea Biryani

  Posted on Tuesday October 23rd, 2007 at 16:37 in indian, vegetarian, chilli, garlic, spicy, rice, chili, chickpeas, curry, ceylon, spicy food, legumes

  Rice. It’s so versatile, you can make so many dishes out of it, risottos, fried rice, curries and much more! This one here is a personal favourite. I always have biryani when it’s on the menu at Indian or Sri Lankan restaurants. The In...