Chickpea Curry

12 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cans chickpeas (400gm per can)
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil or 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 medium onions, finely chopped
  • 12 teaspoon powdered ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 -2 green chili (, 1 for mildness)
  • 12 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 can tomato with juice
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 -3 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Drain the chickpeas and reserve the liquid.
  2. 2
    Heat the ghee (butter or oil) in a large saucepan, add the onion,ginger, garlic, chili and turmeric and cook on medium heat until onion is soft and golden.
  3. 3
    Add the tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes.
  4. 4
    Add the chickpeas and ground coriander and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add 1 cup of reserved chickpea liquid and cook for a further 10 minutes.
  6. 6
    Add the garam masala, lemon juice and coriander leaves and cook gently for 2-3 minutes, adding more reserved liquid if needed to make a sauce.
  7. 7
    Serve over rice or with indian breads.

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