Comments on: Dinner With My Family #37: Curried Chickpea Stew

By: AnnJo

AnnJo — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:00:49 +0000

True, valleycat1, but it’s more polite than saying, “That recipe has some good bones, but it could be made better.” I use Allrecipes frequently, and always read at least some of the reviews for that very reason – even if the basic recipe sounds good, reviewers have often tweaked it or creatively substituted for missing ingredients in ways that I find appealing.

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:29:35 +0000

LOL #1 & #2 – I love comments like this on recipes – “I make a version of this but most or all the ingredients are different, and I cook it this way instead of that way.”

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:49:37 +0000

This would be a lot better if you cubed and coated the squash in olive oil, and then stuck it in the oven for a bit. The sugars would be develop, and it would be much tastier.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:44:25 +0000

i eat garbanzos at least once a week. It’s even cheaper if you buy dry beans and soak them, as I do. It takes almost no active, working time to soak them over night (or all day) and then pop them into a pressure cooker to cook. Sometimes I just cook up a huge batch and freeze a bunch. That way they are always at hand.

By: AnnJo

AnnJo — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:30:00 +0000

I make a version of this that uses a can of unsweetened coconut milk instead of the water/stock, a head of cauliflower instead of the eggplant, a couple of cubed yellow potatoes, diced tomatoes, and spices like ground coriander, cumin, garam masala, cinnamon, ground ginger, cardamom, turmeric, and cayenne instead of the generic curry powder. Served over basmati rice, it’s fantastic!

By: littlepitcher

littlepitcher — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:35:52 +0000

Yum! Gotta try this.
I love latin style garbanzos. Saute plenty of garlic, onions, and a little red bell pepper, add chickpeas, diced potatoes, carrots, a ham bone with or without some extra ham, and a sliced chorizo. If I’ve been to the Oriental grocery, I might use some lop cheong instead of the chorizo, but those certainly aren’t frugal.