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spicy chickpea stew vegan

Spicy Chickpea Stew

Helen Ridgeway Helen Ridgeway
If you need a recipe to brighten your day, this Spicy Chickpea Stew definitely fits the bill! It's like sunshine in a bowl. It only takes 30 minutes to prepare and is one of my favourite spring and summer recipes. Creamy, citrusy, and spicy all at the same time.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4
Calories 514 kcal

Ingredients
 

Stew Ingredients:

  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large yellow pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 green chilli
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 400 ml tin coconut milk
  • 400 ml veg stock
  • 2 x 400g tins chickpeas
  • 200 g French beans
  • 200 g spinach
  • 25 g fresh herbs, chopped I used basil and parsley but use whatever you prefer
  • Juice and zest of a lemon

Crispy turmeric chickpeas:

  • 400 g tin of chickpeas
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Finely chop the onion, garlic and chilli. Slice the pepper. In a large frying pan, heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil. Fry the onion and pepper, with the salt, for 4-5 mins. Add the chilli and garlic for the last minute.
  • Add the ground turmeric, coconut milk, stock, chickpeas and green beans to the pan with a few grinds of black pepper. Stir well then cook for 10 or so minutes until the beans are soft.
  • Whilst the stew is cooking, make the crispy chickpeas. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Combine all the chickpea ingredients and bake for about 15 mins, giving a shake halfway through.
  • Once the beans are soft, add the spinach, herbs and lemon zest/juice to the stew. Cook for a couple of minutes to let the spinach wilt. Season to taste and serve topped with the crispy turmeric chickpeas, some yoghurt, more herbs and a sprinkle of chilli flakes.

Notes

  • This recipe freezes well so a great one to double up and batch cook.
  • It will store in the fridge for 3 days.
  • I use a fresh chilli but you can sub for dried chilli flakes, if that is easier. 
  • This makes 4 generous portions but if you are feeding kids too, it will probably stretch to 6 portions.

Nutrition

Calories: 514kcalCarbohydrates: 40.8gProtein: 19.7gFat: 28.2gFiber: 13.9g
Keyword chickpeas, stew
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