The Chickpea

The Chickpea Curry specialists! We take pride in cooking authentic fresh food. Find us at Colchester market Wedne
(1)

19/06/2026

Morning all
Seeing as we're in the tropics today we're doing a nice Sri lankan curry, caramelised coconut, lemongrass and lime, curry leaves and roasted slices with our increasingly popular slow cooked rare breed pork
Beetroot sambar with toasted mustard seeds, lentils, tamarind and curry leaves
And methi aloo with guruati slices and fresh methi
All from 12 on Culver st x

17/06/2026

Morning everyone
We're back on Culver st today with some zingy tropical curries for the warm weather
Chicken chettinad, with lime, coconut, cloves and cinnamon, a lovely variation on a madras style curry from south India
Bengali Dahl with toasted panch puran whole spices
And gujirati style methi aloo, with fenugreek, toasted spices and fried onions
All from 12 on Culver st x

12/06/2026

Morning all
Bit of a curry stall favourite today but we haven't gone it for ages!
Got loads of fresh fenugreek and vine tomatos from the veg shop so we are doing chicken methi
Wonderful fragrant curry with fried onions, rich masala, and tons of lovely fresh fenugreek
Also butter bean jalfrezi for our vegetarian comrades, soft butter beans with toasted cumin, fresh peppers, coriander and lemon
And methi aloo- Bombay potato with fried onions and methi
All from 12 on Culver st x

10/06/2026

Morning all
Lovely traditional Goan style curry today
Slow cooked rare breed pork shoulder with tamarind, Kashmiri chilli, cinnamon and curry leaves. Really rich and zingy with a lovely tangy sauce one if our toop favourite Currys!
Also we have south Indian Dahl with red lentils, curry leaves and squash
And Bombay potato with fresh methi
All from 12 on Culver st x

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

Address

Colchester

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

+447702881874

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Chickpea posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category