Recipe: Chana Masala

So I'm 7 days into my Vegetarian Challenge, and I can honestly say I'm not missing meat at all and have barely even eaten any fish. Woot.

On Friday at work we had an Indian food lunch, and of course I was the one who ordered and organized it all, so I felt like I got a giant crash-course in Indian cuisine. Little did I know, there are many vegetarian Indian foods and all are very yummy!

So! Inspired by that lunch, I decided to make my first Indian meal for dinner tonight: Chana Masala. Which is basically a chickpea curry. I looked at a bunch of recipes online and made up one of my own, which is kind of how I like to cook - just throw some things into a pan and most of the time it turns out great! And yummmmm it did! Here's my recipe:

Chana Masala
1 can chickpeas in water
1 clove garlic, diced
dash olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp red curry paste
1 tbsp Sharwood's brand Madras sauce
1/2 tsp cumin
1 small diced tomato
tofu, drained and cubed
2 handfuls spinach

Saute garlic in oil, then add chickpeas including water from can. Add spices, lemon juice, tomato, and tofu and simmer for 10-15 mins, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, add spinach and cover about 2-4 minutes until spinach wilted. Serve hot with Naan bread.

Labels: 30dayvegchallenge, food

posted by Maresa @ 6:50 PM