Turkey and chickpea stew
This recipe for turkey and chickpea stew is a great way to use up any leftovers as it uses store cupboard heroes to transform them into a comforting meal
- 4 cloves garlic
- olive oil
- handful basil
- handful parsley
- handful coriander
- 50g pine nutstoasted
- 3 red onions
- a chunk gingerchopped
- 2 red chillies
- 2 handfuls of stalks coriander
- 1 tbsp mustard seeds
- 8 tomatoeschopped
- 2 x 400g tins chickpeasdrained
- 350g cooked turkey
- to serve yogurt
- to serve harissa
- to serve flatbreads
Method
step 1
To make the herb dressing for the stew, put 2 cloves of garlic and a drizzle of olive oil in a food processor and blend to a paste. Season, add the herbs and blend again, then add the pine nuts and pulse to a rough paste.
step 2
To make the stew, crush the ginger, chilled, coriander stalks and 2 cloves of garlic using a mortar and pestle. Heat a little olive oil in a large pan, add the mustard seeds and cook until they pop, then add the onion and fry until softened. Add the garlic, chilli and ginger paste and fry for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the chopped tomatoes, season, add 1 litre water and simmer for 10 minutes, then add the chickpeas and simmer for 10 minutes more.
step 3
Remove half the chickpeas, blend, then return to the pan with the coriander leaves and a sliced red chilli. Add the turkey meat and heat through. Serve with the herb dressing, harissa, yogurt and flatbreads.