Turmeric Chickpea Stew with Courgettes
Chickpea Stew with Courgettes and Coconut
This Chickpea Stew with Courgettes is a delicious summer recipe. Spiced with turmeric, chilli, garlic, lemons with fragrant herbs to freshen the dish. It’s served with a herb yoghurt made with cucumber, garlic, dill and mint. There’s a warming kick to this dish with the addition of chilli flakes which marries well with the yoghurt. It’s a vegan friendly recipe that’s also very affordable as it mostly uses store cupboard ingredients or some you might be growing.
You can serve this with flatbreads, naan, rice or just have it as it is. The chickpeas make it a hearty dish and the grated courgettes help thicken the sauce.
Turmeric Courgette & Chickpea Stew
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
- 1 Bunch of Spring Onions sliced
- 1 Bunch of Coriander stalks chopped sliced, leaves roughly chopped
- 2 Garlic Cloves chopped
- 2 tsp Turmeric
- 2 Lemons
- 1 tsp Chilli flakes
- 3 x 400g Tins of Chickpeas drained
- 200 ml Vegetable Stock
- 1 x 400ml Tin of Coconut Milk
- 2 Courgettes finely grated
For the herb yoghurt:
- 6 tbsp Plain Yoghurt
- 3 inches Cucumber deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs such as dill and mint
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large wide pan over the hob, on a medium heat add the sliced spring onions, chopped coriander stalks and chopped garlic, let this cook for a couple of minutes until the spring onion is soft. Add the turmeric and fry for a minute before adding the coconut milk, stock, chickpeas, chilli and juice of the two lemons.
- Let this simmer with the lid off for 20 minutes
- Meanwhile squeeze the excess water out of the grated courgettes by pressing it out through a sieve.
- Stir the yoghurt, minced garlic, cucumber and 2 tbsp of chopped fresh herbs.
- Once the stew has simmered for 20 minutes add the grated courgette and stir through to thicken it up. Let this heat up for 5 minutes or until hot. Stir through the chopped coriander leaves and serve with a spoon of the herb yoghurt.
- Serve on its own or with a warm flatbread or naan.
MORE RECIPE IDEAS
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