Indian chickpea & vegetable soup

Name: Indian chickpea & vegetable soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion , chopped; 1 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger; 1 garlic clove , chopped; 1 tbsp garam masala; 850ml vegetable stock; 2 large carrots , quartered lengthways and chopped; 400g can chickpea , drained; 100g green bean , chopped

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Healthy, flavour-packed and low-cost, this soup's ideal for taking to work for lunch

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:37:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories168.6 kcal (8%)

Total Fat5.6 g (8%)

Carbs24.9 g (10%)

Sugars7.5 g (8%)

Protein6.3 g (13%)

Sodium805.8 mg (40%)

Fiber6.3 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspvegetable oil

1onion

large, chopped

1 tspfresh root ginger

finely grated

1garlic clove

chopped

1 Tbspgaram masala

850mlvegetable stock

2carrots

large, quartered lengthways and chopped

400gcan chickpea

drained

100ggreen bean

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry for 2 mins, then add the garam masala, give it 1 min more, then add the stock and carrots.

Step 2

Simmer for 10 mins, then add the chickpeas. Use a stick blender to whizz the soup a little. Stir in the beans and simmer for 3 mins. .

Step 3

Pack into a flask or, if you’ve got a microwave at work, chill and heat up for lunch. Great with naan bread

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