Chickpea & Jackfruit Curry Plant-Based
An indulgent version of the basic chickpea curry with some extra creaminess and texture.
Prep Time 1 hour hr
Course Curry, Main Course
Cuisine Indian, New Age Cuisine, Vegan
Servings 4
Equipment
- 1 large pan preferably non-stick ceramic
Ingredients
For the curry:
- 1 big onion of choice
- 4-5 big cloves garlic
- 1 stalk lemon grass
- 1 tsp curry powder of choice
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp fenugreek powder
- 1/2 tsp armchur (dried mango) powder
- 1 tsp himalaya salt
- 1 or 2 tsp chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp mustard seed powder
- 1/2 bunch fresh coriander
- 200 gr fresh spinach
- 2 cans organic chickpeas
- 1 can organic cocount milk
- 1 can organic chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup cashew cream
- 2 - 3 tbsp coconut sugar or maple syrup - optional
- 2-3 inch grated fresh ginger 1 tsp
- 80 gr organic tomato paste
For the cashew cream
- 1/2 cup raw cashwes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
To make the curry:
- Soaked 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts in hot water for 4 hours at least, or overnight.
- Chop or blend together onions, garlic and lemon grass.
- Sautee onions, garlic lemon grass and all the spices in a bit of avocado oil and water until translucent. Let cook for 5 minute.
- Add the grated fresh ginger.
- Add tomato paste and a bit of water if necessary. Let cook for 5 minutes.
- Add chopped tomatoes previously blended too, to achieve the desired level of smoothness. Let cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add cashew cream.
- Add the coconut milk, half of a can might be enough.
- Add the chickpeas rinsed and drained.
- Mix well, adjust taste, let cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add coconut sugar or some maple syrup if desired, especially if used 2 teaspoons of chili flakes
- Serve with brown rice / buckwheat / millet.
- Add chopped spinach and coriander. Mix well, cook for another couple of minutes.
To make the cashew cream:
- Put all the ingredients in a blender.
- Blend for 50 sec.
Notes
- If there is no cashew cream available, use more canned coconut milk or coconut cream.
- For this curry it's important to create the creaminess, therefor we need to be careful with the amount of liquid, especially when adding water during the cooking process.
- Other veggies than can be added: chopped sweet potatoes, peas.
Keyword chickpea curry, jackfruit curry, vegan creamy curry, plant-based curry