Confit tandoori chickpeas

Confit tandoori chickpeas

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Preparation time
less than 30 mins

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Cooking time
1 to 2 hours

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Serves
Serves 4

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Dietary
Vegetarian

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By Yotam Ottolenghi
From Saturday Kitchen[row]

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained
  • 10 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 30g/1oz fresh ginger, peeled and julienned
  • 300g/10½oz cherry tomatoes
  • 3 red chillies, mild or spicy (to taste), slit open lengthways
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 tsp red Kashmiri chilli powder (or paprika)
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 200ml/7fl oz olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt

For the yoghurt dressing

  • 2–3 limes, 1 juiced and the others cut into wedges
  • 8 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 8 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 180g/6oz Greek-style yoghurt
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 pitta breads (or other flatbreads), to serve (optional)