Coronation Chickpeas Sandwich

Ingredients

• 1½ cups cooked Chickpeas, shredded or roughly mashed
• ⅓ cup mayo
• 2 tbsp yogurt
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tbsp mango chutney or apricot jam
• 2 tbsp raisins (optional)
• 2 tbsp sliced almonds (optional)
• Squeeze of lemon
• 4 slices good bread + lettuce leaves

Method

1. Toast the curry powder in a dry pan for 45 seconds until fragrant — raw curry powder tastes dusty; toasted tastes intentional. Let it cool a moment.
2. Stir the mayo, yogurt, toasted curry powder, chutney, and lemon into a golden dressing. Taste: it should be creamy, gently spiced, and a little sweet.
3. Fold in the Chickpeas, raisins, and almonds. Season with salt and pepper — chickpeas especially drink up seasoning.
4. Let it sit 10 minutes if you can; the flavors marry noticeably.
5. Pile onto bread with crisp lettuce and close. Cut diagonally — for a sandwich with royal lineage, presentation is the least you can do.