First of all, make the nan. These really need to rest for at least an hour to get that doughy nan texture. If you make and eat them straight away, they will still taste good, but they will be more cakey. You can make them in the morning, or the previous evening if more convenient
Stir all the nan ingredients together and give it all a good knead. Place in an oiled bowl and leave to prove for an hour. Punch down and divide into 2. Roll out into nan shapes.
When you are ready to eat, pre-heat grill to high and place each nan on the grill pan and grill until it puffs and there are some brown spots. No need to turn over. Brush with the spread and serve straight away. If you don't want to use the grill, a dry frying pan works just as well.
Chole
If you are using dried chickpeas, soak them overnight and cook them the next day for about 45 minutes until very soft. This can be done in a slow cooker for fuel efficiency, you could even put them in from dried and slow cook them overnight.
Or if you have a pressure cooker, I tend to do mine, from dry, in there, on full pressure for 45 minutes. Or you could cook them when you have time and freeze them for when you need them.
Or use a tin. Drain it. Reserve the juice as this is aquafaba and can be used for many different things
Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until softened.
Mix in the tomatoes and chickpeas and simmer until you have a thick paste.
Season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust if necessary
Serve with the nan
Notes
There are no spices in this recipe as we have none in the shopping list, but if you have some available, this is the recommended blend. Add ½ tsp fine chopped fresh ginger, ½ tsp turmeric, pinch chilli, fat clove garlic finely chopped, pinch garam masala, tsp ground cumin, tsp ground coriander, and a little fresh, chopped, coriander sprinkled over at the endA mixture of any of these, depending on what is in your cupboard would all work well, or indeed, any spices that you have will add interest. Or use a couple of spoons of any Patak's spice paste. All that I have tried have been packed with flavour.This is from Meal Plan 1, a complete 7 day plan for 2 adults. Contains 3 meals a day, plus snacks, all recipes and a shopping list