Indian chickpea & vegetable soup

Name: Indian chickpea & vegetable soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: * 0.5 tbsp vegetable oil; * 1 large onion chopped; * 1 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger; * 1 garlic clove chopped; * 1 tbsp garam masala; * 850ml vegetable stock; * 2 large carrots quartered lengthways and chopped; * 400g can chickpeas drained; * 1 cup green beans chopped

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

* 0.5 tbsp vegetable oil * 1 large onion , chopped * 1 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger * 1 garlic clove , chopped * 1 tbsp garam masala * 850ml vegetable stock * 2 large carrots , quartered lengthways and chopped * 400g can chickpeas , drained * 1 cup green beans , chopped

Directions

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry for 2 mins, then add the garam masala, give it 1 min more, then add the stock and carrots. Simmer for 10 mins, then add the chickpeas. Use a stick blender to whizz the soup a little. Stir in the beans and simmer for 3 mins. Pack into a flask or, if you've got a microwave at work, chill and heat up for lunch. Great with naan bread

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEEKYCHOOK.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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