Indian Chickpea Curry
Indian Chickpea Curry
Indian Chickpea Curry
To simmer (pre-cook)
2 cans of chickpeas
5-6 green cardamom pods
4-5 black peppercorn
2 bay leaves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 tea bags salt, to taste 5 cups water
1 tablespoon oil
3-4 cloves
3/4 cup pureed onions, from 2 small onions
2 teaspoons ginger-garlic paste
4 medium pureed tomatoes,
3 teaspoons chole/channa masala (bought from any Indian store)
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder, or to taste 1/2 teaspoon paprika powder
3/4 teaspoon cumin powder
salt, to taste
To garnish
Instructions
Drain the water from canned chickpeas and lightly simmer in fresh water (just enough to cover the
chickpeas) with 2 tea bags, bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, and salt for 3-4 minutes. Remove
from heat, and discard tea bags.
Do not discard the water and spices.
In a wok, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.
Once hot, add cloves and grated onions. Fry the onions till the raw smell goes away and they are
light golden brown in color.
Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 3-4 minutes till the smell of ginger-garlic goes away.
Now add the tomato puree, stir and let it cook for 12-15 minutes on medium-low flame. Cover the
pan to prevent the mixture from splashing.
Add the chole/channa masala, red chilli powder, paprika powder, cumin powder, salt and mix for a
1-2 minutes.
Add the chickpeas next and stir until they are coated with the spices -- around 2 minutes.
Add the water and spices used to simmer the chickpeas, cover the pan and let everything simmer at
medium-low flame for around 20 minutes. The gravy will thicken, so add water accordingly.
Sprinkle some garam masala, dried fenugreek, and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with naan or plain rice.