Aloo Chole With Herbed Vegetables
Aloo Chole With Herbed Vegetables
Ingredients for One
Ingredients for One
- 200 grams chat potatoes
- 100 grams chickpeas
- 5 grams coriander
- 5 grams mint
- 0.5 green spring onions
- 0.5 Lebanese eggplant
- 1 tsp basmati spice
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 lemon
- 0.5 tsp caster sugar - PANTRY ITEM
- 0.5 tsp water
- extra virgin olive oil - PANTRY ITEM
- salt & pepper - PANTRY ITEM
Ingredients for Two
Ingredients for Two
- 400 grams chat potatoes
- 200 grams chickpeas
- 10 grams coriander
- 10 grams mint
- 1 green spring onions
- 1 Lebanese eggplant
- 2 tsp basmati spice
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp caster sugar - PANTRY ITEM
- 1 tsp water
- extra virgin olive oil - PANTRY ITEM
- salt & pepper - PANTRY ITEM
Ingredients for Three
Ingredients for Three
- 800 grams chat potatoes
- 400 grams chickpeas
- 20 grams coriander
- 20 grams mint
- 2 green spring onions
- 1 Lebanese eggplant
- 4 tsp basmati spice
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 lemon
- 2 tsp caster sugar - PANTRY ITEM
- 2 tsp water
- extra virgin olive oil - PANTRY ITEM
- salt & pepper - PANTRY ITEM
Ingredients for Four
Ingredients for Four
- 1200 grams chat potatoes
- 600 grams chickpeas
- 30 grams coriander
- 30 grams mint
- 3 green spring onions
- 2 Lebanese eggplant
- 6 tsp basmati spice
- 2 red capsicum
- 2 lemon
- 3 tsp caster sugar - PANTRY ITEM
- 3 tsp water
- extra virgin olive oil - PANTRY ITEM
- salt & pepper - PANTRY ITEM
Prep:
- wash and chop spring onions, separating white from green
- quarter baby potatoes
- drain and rinse chickpeas
- wash and cut red capsicums into 2cm strips
- wash and thickly slice eggplant diagonally
- wash and chop coriander and mint
Method:
- To make herb puree, squeeze juice from lemon. Use a small blender or pestle and mortar to puree the juice, coriander, mint and sugar.
- Bring potatoes and salted water to the boil and cook for 8-10 minutes until tender. Drain well.
- Heat oil in same stockpot over a medium to high heat. Return potatoes with white onion bases, chickpeas and curry powder. Cook, stirring occasionally, until hot. Season. Stir in onion tops. Cover to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, toss capsicum and eggplant with olive oil. Season.
- Heat an oiled grill plate over a medium to high heat. Add vegetables and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, turning occasionally, or until tender.
- Serve potato mixture and vegetables topped with herb puree.