Indian-inspired new potato and chickpea salad (pictured above)
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For the dressing
- 1 shallot
- 0 2 cm piece ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 pinch coriander seed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 green chilli
- 1 lime
- 1 large handful mint
- 2 handfuls coriander
- 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tomato
- 0.25 tsp each chilli powder
- 400g new potatoes
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 2 tsp mango chutney
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 0.5 tsp fennel seed
- 0.25 tsp each ground cumin
Step 1
Put the shallot, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, salt, green chilli, the lime juice and a large handful each of mint and coriander into a food processor, and blitz into a paste.
Step 2
Fry half the paste in the vegetable oil for a few seconds, then add the tomato, chilli and cumin powders and fry for a minute.
Step 3
Add the potatoes and chickpeas.
Step 4
Cook for two minutes, then mix in the mango chutney.
Step 5
Mix with another handful of fresh coriander and scatter over the rest of the green paste.
Step 6
Now make the dressing: blitz the natural yoghurt with ½ tsp salt, the fennel seeds, ground cumin and ground cinnamon, then pour this over the salad just before serving.