chickpea curry on grilled eggplant

Chickpeas in ginger and fenugreek curry, over grilled eggplant steaks. With roti, cucumber salad, and mint chutney on the side. From Vij's Rangoli in Vancouver.

ethiopian brunch

The brunch combo from M&B Yummy vegetarian Ethiopian restaurant in Toronto. Clockwise from the top:
- Ful: fava beans served with tomatoes, onions, and green chili
- Injera and "beef" stew
- Butucha: vegan scrambled "eggs" made from chickpea flour
- Kita fir fir: bread fried with vegan butter and spices
- Kinche: sweet cracked wheat
And all of this for one person, allegedly!

Wedding Dinner

Chickpea and potato curry, green salad, black bean and mango salad. In the background: gazpacho, a fresh tomato (actually served as decoration in a bowl with basil, but I rescued it from being art and reclaimed it as food), and a cape cod (vodka & cranberry juice). The meal served at Bela and Jennifer's wedding. Congratulations!

Luckily I shared a table with the couple behind REC(ession)IPIES, who took photographing the meal in stride.

khaman dhokla

Khaman Dhokla: Steamed savory chickpea flour cake, topped with fried onions, mustard seeds, chili, and coconut. The Khaman Dhokla cake was made from a mix purchased in Jackson Heights, New York - really easy and tasty! And a silly name too! (in English at least)

Moroccan Chickpeas and Spinach

With some couscous on the side. An old favorite.

Butternut Squash and Chickpea Soup

A comforting blend of creamy roasted butternut squash and nutty chickpeas. View the recipe here.

Spanish chickpeas & chard

Spanish-style chickpeas and swiss chard, over huge Israeli couscous.

Fennel Chickpea Stew

bottle gourd channige

adapted from an unfortunately named recipe for dudhi channige

mock tuna sandwich

mock tuna sandwich: smashed garbanzo beans, jalapeno, pickle relish, crumbled nori, mustard, vegan mayo, onion spread with bean sprouts and spinach on a wheat bun