Indian Chickpea Curry Rolls
Veggie

Indian Chickpea Curry Rolls

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Vegan
20-30 minutesCooking Time
EASYDifficulty
2 - 4Servings
695Calories

Ingredients

  • 1 small sweet potato
    1 small sweet potato
  • 1 red onion
    1 red onion
  • 380g chickpeas
    380g chickpeas
  • 10g Sri Lankan curry powder
    10g Sri Lankan curry powder
  • 50g Indian butter curry paste
    50g Indian butter curry paste
  • 50g tomato paste
    50g tomato paste
  • 2 white bread rolls
    2 white bread rolls
  • 150g peas
    150g peas

From Your Pantry

  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbs vegan mayonnaise

Utensils Needed

  • medium deep frypan with lid
  • oven tray

Instructions

Prep ingredients

Prep ingredients

Cut the unpeeled sweet potato into 1.5 cm chunks. Finely chop half the onion and thinly slice the remaining half. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Put the sliced onion and 1 tsp white vinegar in a bowl and toss to coat. Set aside to pickle, tossing occasionally, until needed.

Start curry

Start curry

Heat 2 tsp vegetable oil in a medium deep frypan over medium heat. Cook the chopped onion, stirring, for 2-3 mins until softened. Add the curry powder, Indian butter curry paste and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 1 min or until fragrant.

Simmer curry

Simmer curry

Add the sweet potato, chickpeas and 375ml (1½ cups) water to the onion mixture. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, covered, for 14 mins or until the sweet potato is tender. Increase the heat to high, add the peas and cook, covered, for 2 mins or until tender. Remove the pan from the heat. Taste, then season with salt and pepper.

Toast bread rolls

Toast bread rolls

Meanwhile, preheat the grill to high. Cut the bread rolls in half. Put on an oven tray, cut-side up, and grill for 4-5 mins until lightly toasted.

Serve up

Serve up

Drain the pickled onion, discarding the pickling liquid. Spread the bread roll bases with 2 tbs vegan mayonnaise, then fill with the curry and pickled onion. Sandwich with the tops and enjoy!

Make it yours

Make it yours

This is a saucy curry so eating it in a roll can be a little messy – yet so delicious! If you prefer, simply serve the bread alongside instead.

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Chef Sophie James

As Culinary Creative, Sophie brings her love for simply delicious food to Dinnerly. Upon completion of her degree in Culinary Arts in New Zealand, Sophie began creating food content for clients such as Cuisine magazine, the Delicious Dunedin cookbook and Miele’s Masterclass cookbooks. Sophie believes food should evoke a mood, from the way it looks to the way you feel when you eat it. She loves all aspects of cooking and the way food brings people together around the table.

"Sophie loves fresh and exciting flavours, creating a spread for her friends and family and baking healthier sweet treats."

Nutrition (per serving)

Energy (Kilojoules)

2909

Energy (Calories)

695

Protein

22.4

Total Fat

26.5

-Saturated

2.7

Carbohydrate

81.8

-Sugars

19.6

Dietary Fibre

4.4

Sodium

1383.5

Allergens

Cashew
Gluten
Soy
Sulphites
Wheat

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