Health Recipes
low-sugar
snacks
Avoid that 3pm sugar crash with these quick, easy and low-sugar snacks using the humble chickpea
Basic curried roast chickpeas
Curry leaf popcorn
Chickpea Bombay mix
Curried hummus
SERVES 1 PREP 5 mins COOK 20 mins EASY V
SERVES 1 PREP 2 mins COOK 2 mins EASY V
SERVES 1 PREP 2 mins COOK 10 mins EASY V
SERVES 1 PREP 5 mins NO COOK EASY V
Mix 80g curried chickpeas with a handful of lightly salted popcorn, a few curry leaves and 1 tsp curry powder. Fry the mixture in 1/2 tsp rapeseed oil, cool slightly and dig in.
Mix 60g curried chickpeas with 1 tbsp unsalted peanuts. Return to the oven for 10 mins, then mix with 1 tsp raisins.
Blitz 60g curried chickpeas with the juice of 1/2 lime, 1/2 tbsp tahini, and a handful of coriander, adding enough water until you get to your desired consistency. Season to taste. Eat with cucumber or carrot sticks.
2 x 400g cans chickpeas 11/2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 tsp each caraway and mustard seeds 1 tbsp curry powder
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Drain the chickpeas and pat with a tea towel to remove as much moisture as possible. Tip them onto a roasting tray, toss with the oil, seeds and seasoning and roast for 20 mins until golden brown. Toss in the curry powder and enjoy. GOOD TO KNOW vegan • healthy • fibre • 1 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 200 kcals • fat 8g • saturates 1g • carbs 19g • sugars 1g • fibre 7g • protein 9g • salt none
48 BBC Good Food Middle East June 2018
GOOD TO KNOW vegan • healthy • 1 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 188 kcals • fat 8g • saturates 1g • carbs 18g • sugars none • fibre 7g • protein 7g • salt 0.2g
GOOD TO KNOW vegan • healthy • 1 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 142 kcals • fat 7g • saturates 1g • carbs 12g • sugars 3g • fibre 4g • protein 6g • salt 0.1g
GOOD TO KNOW vegan • healthy • low fat • 2 of 5-a-day • gluten free PER SERVING 153 kcals • fat 7g • saturates 1g • carbs 11g • sugars 2g • fibre 5g • protein 8g • salt 0.1g
Shoot director RACHEL BAYLY | Food stylist PIP SPENCE | Stylist FAYE WEARS
recipes SOPHIE GODWIN photograph ROB STREETER
