Chickpea and No Chicken For Me Curry

Name: Chickpea and No Chicken For Me Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 15.5 oz cans chickpeas; 1 24oz crushed tomato; 1 15.5oz can coconut milk; 2 Tbls ground cinnamon; 3 Tbls ground cumin; 7 thai chilis minced; 5 cloves garlic minced; 2 Tbls ginger minced; 1 white onion small diced; 2 carrots small diced; 2 stalks celery sliced; 3 Roma tomato large diced; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/4 cup Vegetable oil; 1 Cup Quinoa; 1 cup Jasmine Rice; 1 Tbls salt; 2.75 cups water; Watercress chiffonaded; Red onion diced; Flaxseed

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

This chickpea curry and quinoa rice pilaf creates a delicate yet savory taste to one’s pallet with a subtle sweetness and umami flavor. The addition of watercress on top creates an overall earthy, bitter, and refreshingly healthy, experience. A great simple easy week night meal that you can make within 30 minutes.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:34:23 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

2 x 15.5 ozchickpeas

cans

24 oztomato

crushed

1 x 15.5 ozcan coconut milk

2 Tblsground cinnamon

3 Tblsground cumin

5 clovesgarlic

2 Tblsginger

¼ cupvegetable oil

Jasmine Rice with Quinoa

1 cupquinoa

1 cupjasmine rice

1 Tblssalt

2 ¾ cupswater

Garnish (optional)

Instructions

Chickpea Curry

Step 1

Heat up your pan and add your vegetable oil on high heat. Add your onion,celery,carrots and spices to your pan. Be sure to stir the ingredients periodically to ensure they won’t burn for about 3-5 minutes.

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ground cinnamon2 Tbls

ground cumin3 Tbls

white onion1

carrots2

stalks celery2

Step 2

Now add your garlic, chilis, and ginger to the pan and sauté until fragrant.

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thai chilis7

garlic5 cloves

ginger2 Tbls

Step 3

Add your diced tomato, crushed canned tomato, coconut milk, and chick peas to your pot. Cover it, bring to boil, reduce to simmer, and let it cook for 30-45 minutes. Once finished cooking add salt and pepper to your liking and serve.

chickpeas15.5 oz

tomato24 oz

can coconut milk15.5 oz

Jasmin and Quinoa Pilaf

Step 4

The first step into making excellent rice is rinsing your grains 3-4 times.

jasmine rice1 cup

Step 5

Start by heating up a little bit of veggie oil in your pan and toast your rice and quinoa for about 2 minutes. Stirring to make sure it doesn’t burn.

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quinoa1 cup

jasmine rice1 cup

salt1 Tbls

Step 6

Add your water to the rice and bring it to a boil. Cover your Pilaf and reduce it to a simmer for 15-20 minutes. Once your time is up, fluff the rice and it’s ready to serve.

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