Chickpea recipes

Roasted spicy chickpeas make up the perfect vegetarian Tex-Mex treat, served with harissa cream, guacamole and pickled salsa

Make this lamb tagine a day or two ahead to really develop the flavours. It makes entertaining that little bit easier, as all you'll need to do is reheat it

Make our pilaf with lemon, courgette and chickpeas for an easy vegetarian midweek meal. Flavour with cinnamon, cumin and coriander if you have them in your storecupboard

A healthy side dish, using dried chickpeas instead of canned as they absorb flavours better - a great alternative to your standard mashed potato

Want to use up the cans cluttering up your cupboards? This satisfying veggie chickpea curry is made in four easy steps and counts as three of your five-a-day

These veggie burgers taste delicious hot or cold. Roll into small balls, making them into falafel if you prefer

Give this vegan curry a lift with some tamarind, chickpeas and chard – it packs in real depth of flavour. Serve with brown rice

This light coating of Middle Eastern spice adds flavour to earthy roasted beetroot - a satisfying vegetarian supper for two

This super-healthy vegetarian supper packs in 4 of your 5 a day, with avocados, roasted red peppers and spiced chickpeas

Low-fat, vegetarian and super-healthy, this filling one-pot lunch or dinner is packed with chickpeas, butter beans and pearl barley

This vegetarian dish, with chickpeas, spiced greens, and yogurt, is halfway between chana masala and saag bhaji - a great side to curries

This easy Greek classic with red onion, cucumber and olives is made more filling with chickpeas and pan-fried feta

This low-fat soup is packed with storecupboard pulses, healthy grains and North African spice- use cumin, ras el hanout, ginger and cinnamon

Vegetarians don't need to miss out on pasta with meatballs, with this no-fuss meat-free version

Mix up a pancake-style batter to make little griddle cakes with storecupboard ingredients, then serve with a contrasting green salad

Get the whole family snacking on this low-fat alternative to peanuts

Serve this side as part of an Indian meal for a healthy bit of spice

Try this version of chanay ki daal for a taste of the street-food stalls of Lahore in Pakistan – black cardamom helps mimic a coal-smoked taste

Tamarind and fennel seeds complement each other in this vegetarian dish from Uttar Pradesh

Full of bold flavours like chorizo, dried tomatoes and red onion, this salad is bulked out with chickpeas to give 3 of your 5 a day

Warm chickpea salad, ideal as a weekend lunch or weekday supper

Enjoy this warming lamb soup, which provides all five of your 5-a-day. It's comforting and filling, so you’d never guess it’s low in calories, too

This healthy salad is good with all sorts of dishes, particularly cold or barbecued meats and fish