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Chickpea Garam Masala

June 17th, 2017 in Main Dishes, No-meat, Sides by
Total cooking time: 20min
Chickpea Garam Masala

One of the easiest chickpea recipes to make, yet so tasty one. This vegetarian dish will require a little less than 20 mins of cooking.

It can be served on its own, with a bit of bread, or as a side for boiled rice or quinoa.

I think this is one of traditional Indian recipe. Tweak the taste to your liking by adjusting amount of spices or even spices themselves. The recipe calls for garam masala, but a good curry powder will work as well.

I always soak and boil chickpeas myself, drain them before using here (preserve a bit of water they were cooking in). Using canned ones is an option as well, it will certainly be quicker. If going this route, use water at step 10.

Ingredients:


How to prepare, step-by-step:

  1. Prepare ingredients: blanch tomatoes if you like:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 1
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 1
  2. Warm up big skillet with olive oil, peel and chop onions and fry them until translucent over moderate heat, stir from time to time:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 2
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 2
  3. Peel, flatten and chop garlic cloves, add them to the skillet, continue to cook until onions are colored, continue stirring:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 3
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 3
  4. Add grated ginger:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 4
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 4
  5. Turmeric and garam masala spices:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 5
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 5
  6. Mix:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 6
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 6
  7. Pour boiled chickpeas in:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 7
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 7
  8. Add diced tomatoes:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 8
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 8
  9. Pour lemon juice in:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 9
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 9
  10. Add enough of liquid chickpeas were boiling in to the skillet, the mixture should be stew-like, not too liquid. Cook everything together for 10 minutes, stir from time to time:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 10
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 10
  11. Turn heat off, add chopped cilantro:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 11
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 11
  12. Salt to taste:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 12
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 12
  13. Mix:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 13
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 13
  14. And serve:
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 14
    Chickpea Garam Masala: Step 14
Enjoy!

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