# Chickpea Curry (Boat-friendly)

Uses up expired chickpeas, curry powder, and ginger from inventory.

## Ingredients

**From inventory (use first - expired):**
- [ ] 💧 200g peeled chickpeas `ID:chickpeas-peeled` (food2-chickpeas, food2, EXPIRED 2025-11)
- [ ] 1 tsp curry powder `ID:curry-sklavenitis` (F-13, pantry-foodbox, EXPIRED 2025-11)
- [ ] ½ tsp ground ginger `ID:ginger-prymat` (F-13, pantry-foodbox, EXPIRED 2025-02)
- [ ] 1 chicken bouillon cube `ID:bouillon-chicken-maggi` (F-01, pantry-foodbox, EXPIRED 2025-05)

**From inventory:**
- [ ] 1 onion (bb:2026-02, recent Lidl)
- [ ] 1 red bell pepper `ID:peppers-lidl` (bb:2026-01-20)
- [ ] 1 tomato (bb:2026-01-20)
- [ ] 2 cloves garlic (bb:2026-02)
- [ ] 200g crushed tomatoes `ID:tomato-kaufland` or `ID:tomato-marata` (canned)
- [ ] 150g rice `ID:rice-turkish` or `ID:rice-white`
- [ ] Cooking oil

**Needs shopping:**
- [ ] Fresh coriander/cilantro (optional garnish)
- [ ] Yogurt or cream (optional)

**Preparation needed:**
- [ ] 💧 Chickpeas need 8-12 hour soaking, then 20-30 min in pressure cooker

## Equipment

**Solveig galley:** Pressure cooker essential for chickpeas. One pot for curry, one for rice.

## Instructions

1. **Night before**: Soak chickpeas in plenty of water (they'll double in size)

2. **Cook chickpeas**: Drain, add fresh water to cover by 3cm. Pressure cook 20-25 minutes until tender. Drain, reserve some cooking liquid.

3. **Make curry base**:
   - Dice onion, pepper, and tomato
   - Mince garlic
   - Heat oil in pot, sauté onion until golden (5 min)
   - Add garlic, ginger, curry powder - fry 1 min until fragrant

4. **Simmer**:
   - Add fresh tomato and canned tomatoes
   - Crumble in bouillon cube
   - Add cooked chickpeas
   - Add splash of chickpea cooking water if too thick
   - Simmer 15-20 min

5. **Meanwhile**: Cook rice

6. **Serve**: Over rice, with yogurt if available

## Variations

> **Note:** Traditional Indian chickpea curry (chana masala) uses more spices - cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala. This simplified version works with what's in inventory. Add a pinch of cumin `ID:cumin-mykouzina` if desired.

## Items used from inventory

| Item | ID | Location | Status |
|------|-----|----------|--------|
| Peeled chickpeas | chickpeas-peeled | food2-chickpeas | EXPIRED 2025-11 |
| Curry powder | curry-sklavenitis | F-13 | EXPIRED 2025-11 |
| Ground ginger | ginger-prymat | F-13 | EXPIRED 2025-02 |
| Chicken bouillon | bouillon-chicken-maggi | F-01 | EXPIRED 2025-05 |
| Crushed tomatoes | tomato-kaufland | food1 | bb:2026-05 |
| Rice | rice-turkish | F-12 | OK |

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*Generated 2026-01-16 to use expired chickpeas, curry, ginger, and bouillon*