Vegetarian Burmese potato & chickpea curry with rice

Burmese Chickpea & Potato Curry Recipe

35 Minutes
Serves: 2

A lightly spiced homemade Burmese chickpea and potato curry, with chickpeas, tomatoes, potatoes and green beans, served in a garlic, ginger, cayenne pepper, honey and lime sauce, sprinkled with diced shallots and coriander served on a bed of brown rice. 

Recipe Ingreds

Burmese chickpea potato curry

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 6 sprig fresh coriander
  • 75 grams green beans
  • 0.5 whole lime
  • 300 grams potatoes
  • salt (to taste)
  • 1 whole shallots
  • 1 tin tinned chickpeas

Burmese Curry sauce

  • black pepper (to taste)
  • 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 cm fresh ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 whole onions
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • salt (to taste)
  • 75 ml water
  • 4 whole tomatoes
  • 0.5 cube stock cube veg
  • 250 ml water (boiling)
  • 0.25 tbsp honey
  • 1 stick lemon grass

Burmese Chickpea Potato Marinade

  • 0.5 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 45 ml water

Rice

  • 1 packet microwave brown rice

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

  • make the burmese curry marinade by mixing the turmeric, curry powder and garam masala in the rectangular pie dish with a little water to make a paste

Step 2

  • drain the chickpeas and wash
  • place the chickpeas the marinade
  • refrigerate for at least two hours preferably overnight

Step 3

  • Take the chickpeas out of the fridge
  • peel the potatoes
  • roughly chop the potatoes
  • add to a pan of boiling water
  • cook till soft

Step 4

  • while the potatoes are cooking
  • peel and chop the onion(s) finely
  • peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely
  • peel and grate the ginger
  • add the curry paste ingredients to the food processor
  • blend until smooth

Step 5

  • heat the frying pan with the oil, and add the contents of the food processor
  • cook till it browns and thickens
  • stir to ensure the paste doesnt burn

Step 6

  • chop tomatoes removing the hard central core
  • add the tomatoes to the curry paste
  • cook for 4 to 5 minutes

Step 7

  • when the potatoes are done drain them
  • add the potatoes to the chickpeas and coat in the marinade
  • heat the olive oil in the second frying pan, add the chickpeas and potatoes, and fry for 4 to 5 minutes until golden brown
  • set a side

Step 8

  • remove the outer toughened leaves from the lemon grass and finely chop the inner leaves
  • remove the curry sauce frying pan from the heat and add the honey and lemon grass
  • return to the heat and gently warm through
  • cook for 3 to 4 mins
  • stir occasionally

Step 9

  • add the stock cube to boiling water
  • add the stock to the curry sauce

Step 10

  • trim the green beans
  • add to the curry sauce
  • cook for 10 mins

Step 11

  • add the potatoes and chickpeas to the curry
  • stir to mix the ingredients
  • if cooking extra for the freezer store the extra curry in a freezable container allow to cool and then place in freezer

Step 12

  • peel and finely chop the shallot(s)
  • wash and finely chop the fresh coriander
  • juice the lime
  • add the lime, shallots and coriander to a bowl and mix
  • taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary
  • add half the shallot and herb mixture to the curry

Step 13

  • warm the precooked rice by following the instructions
  • place the rice in individual serving dishes

Step 14

  • place the curry on top of the rice
  • sprinkle with the coriander and onions
  • serve immediately

Recipe Utensils

  • 2 chopping board
  • 1 fish slice
  • 1 food processor
  • 2 frying pan
  • 1 Garlic crusher
  • 1 grater
  • 1 jug
  • 2 large knife
  • 1 medium pan
  • 1 rectangular pie dish
  • 1 sieve
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 squeezer

How to make Vegetarian Burmese chickpea and potato curry 

A delicious vegetarian curry with chickpeas and veggies cooked in a lightly spiced Burmese curry sauce. Perfect for freezing and ideal for autumn and winter dinners. To make the curry first the chickpeas are marinated in curry powder, turmeric and garam masala. The potatoes are peeled, cubed and par boiled, The garlic, fresh ginger, onions, and paprika are blended to a paste with a little water. The paste is fried till thick and then add the tomatoes.  Add the honey, lemongrass, potatoes, chickpeas and green beans and cook for ten minutes. 

Vegetable and chickpea curry dinner ideas

This homemade vegetarian curry is perfect meal to serve in autumn, winter and late spring, serve it with 

  • rice with a garnish of chopped coriander, finely chopped shallots and lime juice
  • crispy onion rice - rice mixed with fried crispy onions 
  • noodles crispy fried or boiled noodle

This mouth watering spicy dish is perfect for vegetarians, flexitarians and vegans and makes an ideal vegetarian Burmese dinner party main course,  or  a great dish for a Friday night dinner with friends.

What makes our vegetarian Burmese potato and chickpea curry the best 

Chickpeas and potatoes are a great combination for any curry, in this recipe they are combined with delicious Burmese spice mix, what makes this recipe so special is the addition of lemon grass and honey giving the dish a unique flavour

Can I freeze this Burmese vegetable curry

Yes, chickpea and potato curry is ideal for freezing cook and allow to cool and then freeze. Defrost and reheat till piping hot

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