Random Recipe Search: Creamy Chickpea Curry

Random Recipe Searches happen when I'm stuck on some work or recipe surfing while The Lad naps. I'll post the search phrase and any interesting recipes that I uncover. Plugging "creamy chickpea curry" into Google, I hoped to find something similar to the basil chicken in coconut curry sauce. Instead I found a chickpea curry made with red thai curry, which is intriguing. I love that it calls for lime juice and will probably try to make it some time next week.

Basil Chicken in Coconut

My basil plant has exploded so tonight I made this. It came out really good. I used chicken breasts instead of thighs and served it over jasmine rice. I think that if I make it for company, I will go ahead and use thighs. It's a very mild curry with a lot of flavor and the jalapeño pepper add flavor rather than heat.

Personally, I can't think of any alterations but the comments in the blog entries have a few I might consider for next time:

• Sautee the onions and peppers a little longer so they are not quite as crunchy
• Add a little fish sauce instead of the worcestershire sauce
• A squeeze of lime juice just before serving

As I would also serve this for company, and am trying to think of good accompaniments. Since my brain is a little babyfried, I can't seem to play the flavors very well, but I think perhaps a celery root salad (although I would replace the lemon in that with lime) and some naan.