Brown chickpea curry

Name: Brown chickpea curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp oil; 1/2 cumin seeds; 1/4 cup red onion (chopped); 1/8 tsp asafetida; 1.5 tbs chickpea flour; 1 inch ginger; 4 cloves garlic; 1 hot green chile; 3/4 tsp tumeric; 1 tbs ground coriander; cayenne to taste; 3 cups water; 1 can chickpeas or 1 cup brown dried chickpeas; salt to tast; 1 cup tomatoes chopped; 1 tsp chana masala or garam masala; lemon juice to taste

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 5min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:22:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories151.2 kcal (8%)

Total Fat5.1 g (7%)

Carbs21.7 g (8%)

Sugars2.3 g (3%)

Protein6.9 g (14%)

Sodium636.4 mg (32%)

Fiber6.5 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tspoil

0.5Cumin Seeds

¼ cupred onion

chopped

⅛ tspasafetida

1 ½ Tbschickpea flour

1 inchginger

4cloves garlic

1green chile

hot

¾ tsptumeric

1 Tbsground coriander

cayenne

to taste

3 cupswater

1can chickpeas

or 1 cup brown dried chickpeas

salt

to tast

1 cuptomatoes

chopped

1 tspchana masala

or garam masala

lemon juice

to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil on medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds

Step 2

Add the onion and asafetida and cook for three minutes

Step 3

Add the chickpea flour and cook until fragrant

Step 4

Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the ginger, garlic and green chile turmeric, coriander and cayenne with 3 tbs of water. Add the mixture to the pan and fry for 1 minute.

Step 5

Add the brown chickpeas with water, close the lid and cook for 20 minutes. When cooking with dry beans, add 3.5 cups of water.

Step 6

Add the tomato, salt and garam masala. Cook over medium heat uncovered for 15 minutes. When cooking with soaked beans cook until soft, around 30 minutes.

Step 7

Add lemon to taste and serve with rice or bread.