What is better than living with an Indian?

The answer is nothing. Especially when you LOVE Indian food.

I have always loved Indian food. If I had to pick one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Indian. You can put anything in a curry sauce and I will eat it. Well almost anything.

Recently, me and my roommate, Sarika, have been eating A LOT of Indian food. At least 2 times a week, with leftovers in between (sorry not sorry). We always have the staples at hand so when nothing else sounds good to eat, Indian it is! It is so delicious and you would never know that it was completely vegan! We mix up the veggies depending on what we have but the recipe below is what my friend Sandy (human, not puppy) likes to call "Chickpea Surprise"

Chickpea Surprise
1 can of chickpeas (try to get the no salt added)
3-4 red potatoes (I've done sweet potato as well. delish.)
1/2 of a Cauliflower head (or frozen works too)
1 Bell pepper
1/2 Yellow onion
Peas, optional
Tomato paste
1 can of tomato sauce
Lots of mumbai bhaji pav masala
Olive oil
Rice
Naan (if you got it!)

1. Microwave potatoes till tender. In the meantime cut up all the veggies into bite size pieces. Heat up some oil in a pot and add peppers and onions.
2. Cut up cauliflower and toss in with the peppers and onions.
3. Sprinkle in some of that yummy mumbai bhaji pav masala.
4. Add tomato paste and sauce. Stir it all up.
5. Add chickpeas, potatoes, and peas (if you want them).
6. Put some more mumbai bhaji pav masala in the pot until you are satisfied with the flavor.
7. Pour over some white rice and dig in with some naan!

If you can't tell, I have no exact measurements for anything. When we make this we just throw in whatever we have. Sometimes there is peppers, sometimes there is broccoli. If you have carrots, throw those in as well. It's really whatever you like. We like our Indian food saucy but if you don't, just go lighter on the tomato sauce. Now for the mumbai bhaji pav masala. I had no idea this existed, but it will forever be in my cupboard. Luckily for me, Sarika's mom gets it for us but there are many Indian markets that you can go to and grab a box... or 5. This is one of those recipes that really is up to the individual making it but I guarantee you will love it and will then know why I am so obsessed with it. And bonus: the leftovers are just as good. I promise.

Enjoy! And spread the word about "Chickpea Surprise"!