Stay Healthy at Home Dinner

Running out of healthy dinner ideas? How about trying this delicious Chickpea Curry? Try swapping out the white rice for wild and/or brown rice: 

(credit original source https://www.diabetes.co.uk/recipes/chickpea-curry.html)

Ingredients

To make Chickpea Curry, you’ll need:

  • 240g tinned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp. ginger, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp. turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp. ground coriander
  • 200g canned tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. garam masala
  • 1 tsp. green chilli
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 250ml water 
  • 2tsp. amchoor powder (powder of green unripe mangoes)
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 ready to eat whole wheat chapattis 

Instructions

  1. Pour the oil into a medium-size frying pan and place the pan over a medium heat. 
  2. Throw in the onions, and fry them for 4 minutes, making sure they turn golden brown. 
  3. Pop in the garlic and ginger and cook for 2 more minutes
  4. Mix in the tomatoes, chili, turmeric, ground coriander, amchoor powder and salt. Cook for 4 minutes. 
  5. Add the can of washed, drained chickpeas, then bring to the boil. Add both to the frying pan. 
  6. Stir and cover. Cook for ten minutes, then serve with whole wheat chapattis. 

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