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Vegan chickpea curry jacket potatoes

Vegan chickpea curry jacket potatoes

Get some protein into a vegan diet with this tasty chickpea curry jacket. It’s an easy midweek meal, or filling lunch that packs a lot of flavour

  • Prep: 15 mins Cook: 45 mins
  • Easy
  • Serves 4
  • 276


Paprika

Paprika

Paprika Pronounce it: pa-preek-ah A spice that’s central to Hungarian cuisine, paprika is made by drying a particular type of sweet pepper, then grinding them to a fine, rich red powder. Its flavour varies from…


Mint

Mint

Mint Pronounce it: mi-nt There are several types of mint, each with its own subtle difference in flavour and appearance. The most popular type is spearmint, with its pointed, serrated leaves and a familiar refreshing…


Raspberry

Raspberry

Raspberry Pronounce it: ras-beh-ree A member of the rose family, raspberries have a wonderfully intense, sweet taste, and many consider them to be the finest flavoured of all the berries. Raspberries grow well in cool,…


Okra

Okra

Okra Pronounce it: oh-kra Originally from Africa, okra is now widely used in cuisines such as Caribbean, Creole, Cajun and Indian. It’s also known as bhindi or lady’s fingers, in reference to the long, elegantly…


Butternut squash

Butternut squash Pronounce it: buttah-nut skwash Butternut squash is one of the most popular varieties of winter squash or pumpkins. That is, types that are long keepers rather than short, such as summer’s courgettes. All squash are native to…


Margarita

Margarita

Margarita Pronounce it: mah-gah-ree-tah This is the more civilised way to drink tequila than gulp it from a salt-rimmed glass, then suck on a lemon wedge while your eyes water and your brain complains. Availability A…


Tempeh

Tempeh

Tempeh Pronounce it: tem-pay Originally devised in Indonesia, tempeh is made from cooked soya beans that are then fermented in sliceable, oblong patties in which you can see whole beans. It is a very important…


Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir Pronounce it: peeno-nwar Pinot is the Don Juan of grape varieties: a really seductive charmer. It’s hard to grow, but in the right circumstances produces elegant wines of exceptional quality. Pinot will never…


Asparagus & lemon spaghetti with peas

Asparagus & lemon spaghetti with peas

Cook this tasty vegan curry for an exotic yet easy family dinner. With spinach and sweet potato, it boasts two of your five-a-day and it’s under 400 calories…

  • Prep: 7 mins Cook: 12 mins
  • Easy
  • Serves 2
  • 481