Creamy Chickpea Curry

Name: Creamy Chickpea Curry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 red onion, medium, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, pressed; 3 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp cumin; ½ tsp cayenne; 2 canned chickpea, rinsed and strained; pinch salt; pinch pepper; ¼ cup cilantro, or parsley, chopped; 1 cup Alpro coconut drink; 1 Tbsp arrowroot powder; 0.5 vegetable cube; 180 g tofu (optional)

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Lovely, simple, comforting. :) Originally this is a simple chickpea dish, but you can make add tofu or chicken easily if you wish...

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:33:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories234.3 kcal (12%)

Total Fat4.6 g (7%)

Carbs39.2 g (15%)

Sugars7 g (8%)

Protein11.2 g (22%)

Sodium733.1 mg (37%)

Fiber10.6 g (38%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3 Tbsptomato paste

2 tspcurry powder

1 tsppaprika

1 tspcumin

½ tspcayenne

¼ cupcilantro

1 cupcoconut drink

1 Tbsparrowroot powder

0.5vegetable cube

180gtofu

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Sauté onions in a pan. Once the onions turn translucent, add garlic and saute for an extra minute.

Step 2

Add salt, pepper, cumin, curry powder and cayenne. Once all the spices are blended, add tomato paste.

Step 3

Then add rinsed chickpeas and mix well.

Step 4

Once all the ingredients are blended and mixed well, add 1/4 cup of water to loosen the paste.

Step 5

Let it cook for about 5 to 7 minutes on medium heat.

Step 6

Bring the heat to simmer and stir in the coconut milk and arrowroot powder. Add the chicken cube in. Cook until the chickpeas are soft and creamy curry consistency.

Step 7

You can eat it as is or serve it with some rice, naan and/or pan-fried tofu seasoned with some salt, pepper, sweet paprika and curry.