Mango chickpea curry

We’ve finally installed our new dishwasher! Hurrah! We’ve only had it for a few days, and it has genuinely changed my life already. Cooking new recipes every day, I create a lot of dirty dishes, and it’s so nice to be able to throw them straight in the dishwasher rather than letting them pile up by the sink. My kitchen instantly feels tidier, which instantly makes me less stressed. So yay for machines! When the robots take over the world I will happily hand them my dirty dishes.

My dishwasher really has nothing to do with this mango chickpea curry, but I was too excited not to share. I tried to find some link between curry and dishes, failed, and in the end decided to just shoehorn it in anyway. So, changing the subject entirely… mango chickpea curry!

I realised it had been about 2 years since I’d shared a chickpea curry recipe, and since a good chickpea curry should surely be a regular feature in any vegetarian’s meal plan, I thought it was about time I shared a new one. This mango chickpea curry is rich and slightly sweet, with a nice kick.

My original plan for this curry was to use a dollop of mango chutney for sweetness. But in the end, I decided that using fresh mango would not only be much healthier, but it would also mean that I could nibble the last few morsels of mango flesh off the stone while it was simmering, which is always fun. So fresh mango it is. An entire mango (well, maybe 90% of a mango, after I’d had a nibble) is blended right into the sauce of this chickpea curry, which makes it extra fruity and juicy. You’d think an entire mango would make the sauce overly sweet, but actually the end result is surprisingly subtle – just enough to give a lovely flavour without making your curry feel like dessert (nobody wants that). Along with some red chilli, coriander and tomatoes, it makes an easy but really tasty curry sauce.

As usual, feel free to use whatever vegetables you have on hand for your mango chickpea curry. I milked the orange theme, with a carrot and a yellow pepper, but anything will do. I really like recipes where you can just throw in whatever veggies you fancy – because if I can’t be bothered to go to the shops just to make a simple curry for dinner, I’m guessing you can’t either.

Be lazy and enjoy!

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5 from 8 votes

Mango chickpea curry

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Servings: 3

Calories:

Author: Becca Heyes

Ingredients

• 1 ripe mango
• 1 mild red chilli, seeds removed
• Small handful fresh coriander (cilantro)
• 400 g tinned tomatoes (~ 1 1/3 cups)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 400 g tin chickpeas, drained (240g, or ~ 1 1/4 cups, when drained)
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Rice and / or naan bread, to serve (optional)

Instructions

• Add the flesh of the mango to a food processor, along with the deseeded red chilli and fresh coriander. Blitz well. Add the tin of tomatoes, and blitz again until relatively smooth (a few remaining lumps are fine).
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, and add the onion, carrot and yellow pepper. Cook over a medium heat for a few minutes, until fairly soft. Add the drained chickpeas and the mango sauce, along with the curry powder, garam masala, tomato puree, and plenty of salt and pepper. Mix well, and bring to a simmer. Cook for around 10 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked to your liking and the sauce has thickened.
• Serve with rice and / or naan bread, if desired.

(Sorry for the lack of nutritional info on this recipe, my usual tool has closed down and I’m yet to find a replacement that I’m happy with. Will try to find one asap!)

Prefer a saucier curry? This easy Sri Lankan curry is one of my absolute favourites: