The Chickpea

The Chickpea Curry specialists! We take pride in cooking authentic fresh food. Find us at Colchester market Wedne
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05/06/2026

morning all!
we're back on Culver st today with a rich and delicious Sri lankan chicken curry
caramelised coconut, fried onions, roasted spices mix and tamarind, fresh curry leaves and tomatoes this is a real fav!
also black eye beans with vegetables and coconut south Indian style
and Bombay potato with fresh fenugreek
all ready at 12 :) x

03/06/2026

Morning all, we're back in Culver st today seems like ages!
Normal weather has resumed so we are doing a nice hearty chicken Dansak. Lovely complex spice mix and a rich hearty sauce thickened with lentils and tomato.
We also have Bombay potato cooked with fresh methi and fried onions
And a tarka Dahl with flamingo peas, fried onions and tomato
Follow the smell of fresh fenugreek! All from 12 on Culver st x

27/05/2026

Morning all, sorry no curry stall this week we are away for half term x

22/05/2026

Morning all
Lovely summer weather today so we're keeping it light and zingy
We have chicken jalfrezi with roasted cumin, fresh peppers, cherry tomatos, coriander and lemon
Chickpea Dahl with tamarind and curry leaves
Aloo Gobi, Bombay potato with cauliflower and punch puran spices
And pilau rice for a little change :)
All from 12 on Culver st x

20/05/2026

Hello all, we are so sorry to let you down today but we've forgotten some vital equipment and are unable to go get it and get back on time to get everything done - so there will be no curry stall today😢 - back on Friday. Apologies again!

15/05/2026

Morning everyone
Spring is back so we're doing a nice chicken madras
Lots of expensive spices in this one, lovely Sri lankan cinnamon, cloves and mace and poppy seeds, a rich coconut sauce and lots of fragrant mild Kashmiri chillis
Green lentil Dahl with organic hodmedods lentils, fried onions and roasted spices
And Bombay potatoes South Indian style with mustard seeds and curry leaves
All from 12 on Culver st x

13/05/2026

Morning all, cold weather curry times again today!
We are doing a giant xacuti curry with slow cooked pork shoulder from rare breed meats
Caramelised coconut, curry leaves and a lovely rich masala with black cardamom, mace, and Sri lankan cinnamon, this should be a real treat don't miss it!
Also we have saag aloo withoads of lovely fresh mustard greens, fried onions and toasted whole spices
And our classic tarka Dahl with split chana lentils, fried spices and a tomato sauce
All from 12 on Culver st x

08/05/2026

Morning all!
Nice and sunny today and we've got our compilation of of suspiciously foreign sounding music playing to slightly discomfort any reform voting pedestrians
We're cooking a Moroccan style chicken tagine today, slow cooked with lots of different vegetables, saffron, rose and preserved lemon. It's a milder but very tasty option!
Also Bombay potato with toasted mustard seeds
And a middle eastern bean dish for the veggie option- soft white beans cooked with dill and spinach, extra virgin olive oil and toasted cumin
All from 12 on Culver st x

06/05/2026

Much colder today so we are doing a rich and nourishing chicken Dansak
Our most complex spice mix in this one with lovely savoury kasouri methi, cardamoms and cloves, and a rich sauce thickened with chana Dahl and lentils
Bombay potato with toasted mustard seeds and fried onions
And a tarka Dahl with flamingo peas and xhaba Dahl
All from 12 on Culver st x

01/05/2026

Morning all! Lovely sunny times again so we are doing a chicken parsee curry
Lots of luxury green cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon, in a rich tangy sauce thickened with coconut and tahini
Bombay potato with toasted mustard seeds and curry leaves
And chickpea and tamarind curry with fried onions and curry leaves
All from 12 on Culver st x

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