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Chickpea gravy over mashed potatoes, with bitter melon on the side Chickpea gravy over mashed potatoes, with bitter melon on the side



I made chickpea gravy the other night, without the soy that Isa calls for in it, and with the seasonings simplified. It turned out, as always, deliciously. Here's the recipe:

Chickpea gravy

1/4 cup flour
1 onion, quartered and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon no-salt seasoning
1 pinch rosemary
2 cups (or 1 can) cooked drained chickpeas
1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional, but it really does make it better)

Whisk 1/4 cup flour into 2 cups of water and set aside.

In heavy skillet (I use cast iron), sautee onion in oil 8-10 minutes on medium-high heat, stirring often, until the onions are getting pretty dark brown. Add garlic and sautee 2 minutes more, stirring often. Add lemon juice, salt, and spices and stir. Add chickpeas and mash with a potato masher until there are no obviously whole beans left. Add flour/water mixture and stir for a few minutes until the gravy is nice and thick. Turn the heat way down and add nutritional yeast, and stir until it's all incorporated. Keep warm until it's time to eat.

Bitter melon any good?

Date: 2009-03-03 06:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] egocarpenoctem.livejournal.com
So was does bitter melon taste like? I have seen it at the market but never got it.

Ive been hooked on chic peas myself lately.
I cant stop eating them, they just have so many uses.


http://enlargedtoshowtexture.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/chickpeas-the-magical-pea-bean-thang/

Im probably gonna make that again this thursday unless I bump into some more food around the office.

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Date: 2009-03-03 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marci-ny.livejournal.com
That looks soooo good!! Could I sub. the nutritional yeast for anything else?? I don't have any at the moment OR should I wait until I can get some?

Yum.

Date: 2009-03-03 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lyrical1.livejournal.com
Could you use corn starch or arrowroot instead of wheat flour to thicken it? I'm going to try it!

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