Chickpea Curry

Gidget's Note:

Inspired from a recipe in 'The essential Asian cookbook', and a regular on our table.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cans chickpeas (400gm per can)
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil or 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium onions , finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
• 2 cloves garlic , crushed
• 1 -2 green chilies (, 1 for mildness)
• ½ 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. Drain the chickpeas and reserve the liquid.
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. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes.
4. Add the chickpeas and ground coriander and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add 1 cup of reserved chickpea liquid and cook for a further 10 minutes.
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. Serve over rice or with indian breads.

Reviews

[Soobeeoz]

***I made this again last night using green chillies and white onions, and am upping my rating to a 5. I had the left-overs for lunch today and tried a bit before heating them, and it's also good cold. My original review follows.*** Easy to make, and it tastes great. I used butter which gave the dish a lovely creaminess, 2 hot red chillis, and was generous with the spices. Not having any fresh onions I substituted powdered onion, which could just have made the difference between 4 and 5 stars. I plan to make it again using "real" onions, and will update my rating if applicable.

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

We have this on every alternate Thursday in our house and its a favourite wuth everyone.

[maquis423]

Absolutly Awsome Recipe. Easy to make....I have to stop myself from over-eating each time I eat it!