Creamy Chickpea Curry

KelBel's Note:

This dish goes together very quickly. You will have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. If you don't have cooked rice, start it before you make the curry and they should be finished at the same time.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves , minced
• 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas , drained
• 1 (13 ½ ounce) can coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 medium tomato , chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil or 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 4 cups cooked jasmine rice

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over a medium high heat.
2. Add onions and cook until they start to brown.
3. Add garlic and curry.
4. Stir-fry until garlic is soft and curry dissolved.
5. Add chickpeas, Coconut Milk, and soy sauce.
6. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
7. Add tomatoes, sugar, and lime juice.
8. Simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Stir in basil or cilantro until combined, and serve over rice.

Reviews

[kcram]

Fantastic flavor! I had a lonely can of lite coconut milk in my cupboard that I've been wanting to use and picked this recipe as I had all the other ingredients too! I LOVED it! After reading a few similar recipes, I also added some frozen spinach and a few dashes of cayenne. I ate it over some leftover bulgur I had in the fridge. I will probably be making this weekly for my lunches! UPDATE: I just made this again and replaced the chickpeas with 1 cup of lentils and a chopped chicken breast. Just as tasty! I had to add about 1 cup of water also for the lentils. I replaced the tomato with a can of diced tomatoes. I love that this recipe is so versatile!

[thescottwolcott]

This was my first time making curry, but It turned out great! Fantastic recipe, very easy to follow even for some who has never made a curry before. Next time I will probably add a little bit of red chile powder to make it a little spicier.

Thank you for sharing this great recipe!

[MollyJ]

This was excellent. I made it at described except I had no fresh tomato and used 1/2 can diced tomatoes. I had a partial can of coconut milk and it worked out just fine. I used cilantro and served it over brown basmati rice. I probably used 2 t of canola oil to cut the fat content and my cocount milk was lite. very good!