I looked in the fridge for inspiration - mushrooms way past their best before that needed using up so that ruled out jacket spuds & beans. I then recalled the Biryani that I'd seen on Reluctant Housedad's Recipe Shed earlier in the day - but I had no chicken, except the frozen stuffed chicken breasts - in the house. Ah well, I could add a can of chickpeas & tell the husband that the chicken was chopped up very small & hope that he didn't notice.
Don't Tell The Husband There's No Meat in It Chickpea Biryani
1 onion
tbsp olive oil
1/2 pack Schwartz bombay potatoes mix
can of chickpeas
couple of big handfuls of basmati rice
handful of sultanas2 tbsp coconut
mushrooms
boiling water
If I'd had a banana I would've added that too
Sorry I can't be more specific with the weights & measurements but I don't usually measure unless I'm baking or following a specific recipe.
- Fry the onion in the olive oil for a couple of minutes.
- Add the spice mix and chickpeas and stir
- Add the basmati rice and some boiling water and stir, put the lid on keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn't dry out.
- Stir in the sultanas, coconut and mushrooms
- Add more water, around a cupful at a time, until the rice is tender and water has been absorbed.
Serve with a spoonful of natural yoghurt and some of The Curry Guy's Lime pickle - or if, like me, you haven't got any lime pickle then any pickle or chutney would do (except Branston's, horrible stuff) - like my prizewinning Marrow chutney for example.
Love inspiring you, and love what you do with it. I must check at Curry Guy's lime pickle. Love that stuff. In fact, I'm full of love tonight
ReplyDeleteI love how you love that you inspire me and I love that you love what I do with it.......
ReplyDeleteI might even try that Lime pickle for next weeks recipe shed if I'm feeling brave...
Yum, my kind of food. I'm a big fan of throw it all together :)
ReplyDeletesome of the best meals come out of throwing it all together!
ReplyDeleteThat actually sounds very nice!! Did hubby like it?
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