An easy veggie stir-fry you can make with spaghetti and whatever vegetables you have on hand, with chickpeas for some extra protein
Boil the spaghetti in lightly salted water until it is softened enough to be flexible, but not fully cooked. You'll finish it off in the stir-fry later. Drain the cooking fluid and reserve it for later use (it's full of nutrients!), and then rinse off the spaghetti in cold water so it does not continue to cook.
In a large non-stick pan or wok, start off the stir-fry with the cooking oil, garlic and onions. When the onions become translucent, add the tomatoes and spices. Fry the tomatoes until they break down into a paste-like consistency
Add the soy sauce, chickpeas and all the other vegetables except the spring onions. Stir-fry the vegetables for 2 minutes, then add in a few teaspoons of cooking water from the spaghetti. Cover the pan and allow the vegetables to steam for 1-2 minutes. Make sure to adjust seasoning to your taste at this stage
Stir in the spaghetti and incorporate with the veggies thoroughly; add more spaghetti cooking water if the mixture is too dry. Add the spring onions as well and cover the pan. Leave to cook on low heat for about a minute, until the spaghetti is cooked through
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the spaghetti in lightly salted water until it is softened enough to be flexible, but not fully cooked. You'll finish it off in the stir-fry later. Drain the cooking fluid and reserve it for later use (it's full of nutrients!), and then rinse off the spaghetti in cold water so it does not continue to cook.
In a large non-stick pan or wok, start off the stir-fry with the cooking oil, garlic and onions. When the onions become translucent, add the tomatoes and spices. Fry the tomatoes until they break down into a paste-like consistency
Add the soy sauce, chickpeas and all the other vegetables except the spring onions. Stir-fry the vegetables for 2 minutes, then add in a few teaspoons of cooking water from the spaghetti. Cover the pan and allow the vegetables to steam for 1-2 minutes. Make sure to adjust seasoning to your taste at this stage
Stir in the spaghetti and incorporate with the veggies thoroughly; add more spaghetti cooking water if the mixture is too dry. Add the spring onions as well and cover the pan. Leave to cook on low heat for about a minute, until the spaghetti is cooked through
