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Vegetarian Recipes

• Spagetti with oil, chillies and black pepper
• Chole - a Gujarati chickpea dish

Taught to me by an Italian surgeon along with some meat recipes I avoided and promptly forgot

Ingredients

Oil - preferably olive - 4 tablespoons

Garlic - 2 cloves - chopped finely

Dried Chillies - 4 - broken by fingers

Black Pepper -pepper mill preferably - about a teaspoon

Spagetti - enough for one

Put the oil in a small pan and heat gently. Add the black pepper, garlic and chillies. The garlic should cook slowly - a low heat is required. Leave for at least 5 minutes before starting tho cook the spaggetti.
Once the spagetti is drained mix the oil and othe ingredients with it. Tuck in. A glass of stout appears to be the best way to avoid excessive effects from the chillies.
Modify over time to get the level of ingredients right for you.

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Some time back I went to the Ideal Home exhibition in London and picked up a book, The Flavours of Gujarat, published by Virani Food Products. There is always one recipe I make constantly out each of the books I have and from this book it is this chickpea dish.

Ingredients

8oz chickpeas - washed and soaked overnight

1 and half pints of water

Pinch of bicarbonate of soda

1 and quarter tsp salt

3 tbs oil

2 medium potatoes cut into large chunks

1 medium onion chopped

2 tbs dhana jeera powder

half tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1 inch piece of ginger finely chopped

2 tsp sugar

14 oz. tin of tomatoes roughly chopped

1 tsp garam masala

2 tbs lemon juice

Simmer the chickpeas in the water, salt and bicarbonate of soda for 50 mins. then drain
Heat the oil in a fry pan (I use a Wok) and fry the potatoes until tender. (You are not making chips!) Remove the potatoes and set aside.
In the same pan fry the onions for 3 to 4 minutes
Add the dhana jeera, chilli, turmeric powder, crushed ginger and sugar. Stir for a few seconds. Mix well
Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 mins
Add potatoes and chickpeas. Cook for 5 mins with occasional stirring
Add garam masala and lemon juice and stir in

I tend to make this dish the day before and dont use a garnish when serving but the recipe book does mention using 2 sliced tomatoes, 2 tbs of chopped fresh coriander and some sliced green chillies to top things off.
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