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Today, I took just 10 short minutes to clean out my overflowing drawer of dried spice bottles dating back way too many years.  What in the world took me so long to accomplish this simple task?!  Now, my spice drawer is organized and clutter-free!  Having pure seasonings on hand is such an easy way to create exceptional variety on my vegetables each night, whether roasting, steaming or sprinkled on a fresh salad.

Tonight, I prepared an easy version of Indian inspired vegan food to use the strong and fragrant taste of turmeric, curry and cumin spices.  As an added bonus, these powerful seasonings contains incredible anti-inflammatory health benefits.

Of course, most of the recipes I discovered while searching other cooking sites contained too many ingredients or were too much trouble for my busy Easy Skinny Life, so I created my own simple, large, yet calorie controlled meal.  It was amazing, with a mixed cocktail of divergent flavors — salty, spicy, and sweet.  I had two large plates of it and couldn’t be happier (or healthier!).

Indian Spiced Skinny Roasted Chickpeas and Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients:

• ½ cup organic chickpeas
• 2 medium shallots, quartered
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 12 spears of fresh Asparagus
• 2 fresh yellow squash, sliced thick and diagonal
• 6 Baby Red Potatoes, quartered small
• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon of Ground Turmeric
• 1 tablespoon of Ground Curry
• ½ tablespoon of Coarse Ground Sea Salt

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425
• Line one or two large pans with foil, add cleaned vegetables and top with beans.
• Drizzle with olive oil and mix together to toss oil evenly.
• Sprinkle turmeric, curry and cumin spices.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes, using a spatula to gently toss every 10 minutes to avoid sticking.
• Serve and top with just a crackle of Coarse Sea Salt.

Skinny Tasting Hint:  Make certain to roast it long enough, erring on too long instead of too little to adequately brown the potatoes and roast the garlic and shallots especially.

Nutritional Information:  Makes 1 Serving for a total 520 calories.  The chickpeas serve as my Main Protein, the olive oil as my Healthy Fat, and the potatoes as my Main Carb.  To lighten it up further in calories and carbs, skip the potatoes, since the chickpeas could also serve as both your Main Protein and Carb.

Enjoy it!  My house still smells incredible from this meal….

Kathy