Spicy Chick-Pea Stew

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2 onions

8 oz. (200g) carrots

4 oz. (100g) sweetcorn

8 oz. (200g) courgettes

8 oz. (200g) chick-peas, cooked (or 2 tins of pre-cooked chick-peas)

4 tbsp. tomato purée

Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil and fry chopped onion and carrots for 5-10 minutes. Stir in 2 tbsp. each of ground cinnamon, cumin and coriander. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in sweetcorn, courgettes, chick-peas, 1.5 pints of water, tomato purée. Simmer for 25-30 minutes. Search with rice or with cous-cous (which can be steamed over the stew as it cooks).

Serves 2

This recipe is included in the Simple Vegan Recipes Cookbook