Curried Chick Peas

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 small onion, chopped3 cloves of garlic, crushed/minced1/2 cup water1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, minced1 tablespoon cumin1 tablespoon coriander 2 teaspoons turmeric1 teaspoon chili powder1 bay leaf19 oz. can of chick peas, drained and rinsed28 oz. can of whole tomatoes, choppedhead of cauliflower, chopped and steamed until tender1/2 cup light coconut milksalt and pepper to taste
Directions
Saute onion until translucent in oil in a large saute pan.

Add garlic, ginger, and tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add water, spices, and bay leaf to the pan and mix well.

Add chick peas to pan. Bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Remove the bay leaf.

Add the cauliflower and light coconut milk and mix thoroughly.

Taste the chick peas and add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over brown basamati rice. Makes four servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRAINIAC.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 293.5
  • Total Fat: 15.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,179.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
  • Protein: 8.4 g

Member Reviews
  • KWANSKI
    Traditionally, adding the spices and ginger & garlic after cooking onion (saute approx 1-2 minutes) and before adding tomatoes makes for better flavor. I used half the tomato and twice the cocnut milk. It was tasty. Thanks! - 5/31/11
  • SUNSETDN
    Very yummy dish. I left out the chilli and was surprised by how much my four year old loved it. - 11/11/08
  • HEATHER8WC
    This is fantastic! I modified it to add a whole can of light coconut milk and 2 (14.5 oz) cans of chickpeas (rather than having half-cans leftover) and it was fabulous: mild and delicious. And the house smelled amazing! Excellent! - 11/7/07
  • CATT113
    Very healthy and yummy. I reduced the amt. of oil and added more tomatoes and chick peas. It didn't have enough punch, so I added some curry. Still a bit bland, but I realize now it's b/c I added more ingredients w/o adding more spices. My house smelled so exotic! - 9/3/07
  • SUSANBEAMON
    Interesting meal. - 1/12/20
  • DAIZYSTARLITE
    yum - 6/5/19
  • TANILYN12345
    Delicious - 1/27/19
  • JANTHEBLONDE
    I love this curry chickpeas recipe....Yummy! - 11/18/18
  • HOLLYM48
    I love this curry chick pea recipe....Delicious!! - 11/18/18
  • PASTORDAN_ATDCC
    Yum - 4/30/17
  • JIMINYC
    Very good, I love the spices. Really delicious vegetarian dish. - 9/5/13
  • CHERRYBLOSSUM
    Put all the spices in just before the onions are done, cook together for 5 mins or so then add the water. Chop some carrots and steam with the cauliflower (and broccoli). Carry on with the recipe. Serve over rice, then the steamed vegetables then the curry mix. - 7/12/13
  • ICANDI4U
    I'm going to try something similar tonight. I'm trying to avoid so much sodium. I washed and put chick peas to soak over night and day. I will cut up one tomato and add spinach instead. I will also use a little coconut cream instead of milk. - 3/5/13
  • JGINSBURG12
    does the calorie count include the rice? - 1/31/12
  • KDEDEO
    I love this recipe! Even my meat-eating husband loves it! - 6/19/11
  • THINKAHEAD
    This was a nice recipe, however the soduim reported seem extremely too high per serving. I did use dry beans to reduce the soduim as I normally do, but I don't believe canned chick peas would put the sodium up that high. I may even dry peas and spinanch next time. Thank you for the recipe! - 1/15/11
  • KEBRIANNA
    Very good recipe! Will definitely make this again. - 1/2/11
  • SILKEFYNE911
    This recipe was good and very easy to make. I found that once I added a teaspoon of salt it was much tastier ! - 7/30/08
  • TRYINGTOLOVEME
    So easy to make and DELICIOUS! - 6/25/08
  • SHE_WIZARD
    This sounds like a nice way to get your veggies and fiber with a real flavor punch! - 4/21/08
  • BOOKTOMATO
    Wow, this was so good!! I'm a college student, so I'm always looking for easy to prepare dinner items that can be stored for later. Thanks a bunch :) - 11/27/07
  • LOVE2RUNRN
    YUMMMMMY! - 8/11/07
  • SARAHINPARIS
    Very good -- easy to make, easy to have on hand for leftovers. I found it great on it's own for lunch, & would make a good side dish if you had a strong main dish. - 7/7/07
  • REE8643
    I love t his recipe! Thank you! - 4/25/07