Chickpea Curry

Add in some cauliflower or broccoli flowerets for added veggies.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium serrano pepper, cut into thirds
  • 4 large cloves garlic
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (1-inch)
  • 6 tablespoons canola oil or grapeseed oil
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 ¼ cups no-salt-added canned diced tomatoes with their juice (from a 28-ounce can)
  • ¾ teaspoonkosher salt
  • 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas, rinsed
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala

Instructions

  1. Pulse serrano and garlic in a food processor until minced. Scrape down the sides and pulse again. Add onion; pulse until finely chopped, but not watery.
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add coriander and cumin and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
  3. Pulse tomatoes in the food processor until finely chopped. Add to the pan along with salt. Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Add chickpeas and garam masala, reduce heat to a gentle simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes more.

Total time: 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

Servings: 6

Calories: 278

Total Carbohydrates: 30g

Dietary Fiber: 7g

Protein: 6g