Curried Chickpeas
Friday, October 30, 2009I love love chickpeas. They are an excellent source of proteins. Apart from Choley, which all of us relish, Moroccan Chickpea Stew is one dish, which is a regular at home.
Just the other day, after a hearty meal of chickpea stew & bread, I had some leftover soaked chickpeas on hand. I normally make a quick salad with the leftover ones. But, I was in the mood for something more flavorful ..
And, Curried Chickpeas was made the subsequent day for lunch
You Will Need:
- 1 cup chickpeas - soaked overnight
- 1 onion - finely chopped
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic - finely chopped
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Salt as per taste
Method:
- Pressure cook chickpeas with halt a tsp of salt with 4 cups of water. Drain the cooked chickpeas & set aside. Reserve the cooking liquid
- In a large saucepan, melt butter over nedium heat. Add cumin seeds, chopped garlic, ginger & saute for 10 secs.
- Add chopped onions, turmeric & saute till onions turn pink
- Add cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder & mix well
- Add cooked chickpeas, 1/2 cup of cooking liquid & salt as per taste. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover with a lid & let it cook on medium heat & simmer for 15 minutes until the chickpeas are fully cookied but not mushy.
- Add Garam Masala & mix well
Serve as a side dish with Rice/Roti .. Enjoi !!!
The dish was full was flavors yet not very overpowering. We had it with Rice & Dal & these curried chickpeas was a perfect accompaniment.
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