Tag Archives: Pulses

Sri Lankan-style chickpeas for Lisa

I’ve created this dish especially for a blogging event run by a one of my favourite bloggers, Lisa from Lisa’s Kitchen. The event is No Croutons Required, and the this month’s topic is chickpeas. I really wanted to take part, … Continue reading

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For the winter blues: Sri Lankan coconut dhal

Hello! How are you, how’s the world at your end? Here in the UK, we’re cocooned in layers of snow of varying thickness, depending on where you are. When I was coming home tonight, around 6.30 pm, I felt this … Continue reading

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Chana Masala & Rajma – From Scratch!

As promised, here is the recipe for my chana masala (chickpeas curry) and rajma (red kidney beans), made entirely from scratch! As I said, I was loosely inspired by the ingredients list on the MDH chana masala box (I’ve long … Continue reading

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My Morrocan-inspired chickpeas

Addicted to chickpeas? Who me? No…. OK maybe a little bit…. OK maybe a bit more…. Here’s a confession: I played with chickpeas and my spice rack once more! And let me tell you, it was delicious! positively yummilicious! Which … Continue reading

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Chana Masala

In a previous post I spoke about my food being connected to people I know, and the places I’ve been to. This is true for this Chana Masala, too. I ‘inheritted’ a box of chana masala spice mix of my … Continue reading

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Catalan Chickpeas with Tomatoes and Almonds

The other day Melissa from The Traveller’s Lunchbox posted a lovely chickpeas recipe that I felt I simply had to try, and so I did! I made a few changes to the original recipe though, that gave a slightly different dimension … Continue reading

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