Potato and chickpea dhansak with mini puri

A tin of chickpeas goes a long way in this flavourful veggie curry.

By Simon Rimmer
From Something for the Weekend

Ingredients

For the mini puri

  • 250g/9oz chapatti flour
  • 125ml/4floz warm water
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander
  • pinch salt
  • vegetable oilto deep fry

For the spice mix

  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 3 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cuminseeds
  • 4 cardamompods, seeds removed
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp fenugreekseeds
  • pinch chilliflakes

For the dhansak

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 clovesgarlic, puréed
  • 1 red chilli
  • 2.5cm/1in piece root ginger, grated
  • 1x 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
  • 6 tomatoes, chopped
  • 150g/5½oz red lentils, soaked
  • 400g/14oz potatoes, peeled, cubed (approx 4-5cm/1½-2in) and blanched
  • 1x 400g/14oz tin chickpeas
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • handful corianderleaves

To serve

  • Greek yoghurt