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Gujarat · Dinner

Easy Chickpea Curry

Traditional 100. Easy Chickpea Curry recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Canned chickpeas (or cooked overnight-soaked): 300g (1.5 cups), drained
• Oil: 30ml (2 tbsp)
• Onion: 100g (¾ medium), sliced thin
• Ginger: 10g, chopped
• Green chili: 2, slit
• Turmeric powder: 2g (¼ tsp)
• Coriander powder: 5g (1 tsp)
• Cumin powder: 3g (½ tsp)
• Red chili powder: 2g (⅜ tsp)
• Tomato: 100g, chopped
• Water: 100ml (⅜ cup)
• Lemon juice: 15ml (1 tbsp)
• Salt: 5g (1 tsp)
• Mustard seeds: 3g (½ tsp)
• Curry leaves: 10 leaves
• Fresh coriander: 15g, chopped
• Jaggery: 5g (¼ tbsp)

👩‍🍳 How to make Easy Chickpea Curry

1. Heat oil on high heat (45 seconds).
2. Add mustard seeds. Wait for crackling (10 seconds).
3. Add curry leaves. Fry 3 seconds.
4. Add onion. Fry 6-8 minutes until golden-brown.
5. Add ginger and green chili. Fry 2 minutes.
6. Add turmeric, coriander, cumin, and red chili powder. Fry 30 seconds.
7. Add tomato. Cook 3 minutes until soft and releases liquid.
8. Add chickpeas. Stir well and cook 3 minutes on medium heat.
9. Add water and salt. Bring to boil (2 minutes).
10. Reduce heat to low. Cover partially. Cook 8-10 minutes.
11. Uncover. Add jaggery and lemon juice. Stir.
12. If thick, add more water (50ml). Taste and adjust.
13. Add fresh coriander. Stir well.
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