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Amma chickpeas curry cooked home-style: chickpeas cooked in an onion-tomato masala with ginger, garlic and warm spices. A practical Indian recipe ready in about 37 minutes.
Ingredients 🧅 Onion 2 medium, finely chopped 🍅 Tomato 2 medium, chopped 🧄 Garlic 4 cloves, minced 🫙 Ginger 1 tbsp, grated 🌶️ Cumin Seeds 1 tsp 🫙 Chickpeas 1 1/2 cups, soaked overnight and pressure-cooked 🌶️ Coriander Powder 1 tsp 🌶️ Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp 🫙 Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp 🌶️ Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Optional extras 🌿 Fresh Cilantro 2 tbsp, chopped 🌿 Curry Leaves 1 sprig 🍋 Lemon 1/2, juiced Instructions 1 Prepare the chickpeas and chop the onion, tomato and aromatics.
2 Heat the vegetable oil, crackle the cumin seeds, then fry the onion until deep golden.
3 Add ginger, garlic and tomato with turmeric, chili and coriander powders; cook until the oil separates from the masala.
4 Add the chickpeas with 1½ cups water and simmer until thick and creamy, mashing a few pieces to thicken.
5 Finish with cilantro and lemon; taste for salt and serve hot with rice or roti.
Chef's tip
Bhunao patiently: fry the masala until the oil separates before adding the main ingredient.
Belur Amma Chickpeas
Time 37 min
Serves 5
Level Easy
Prep / cook 15 / 22 min Ingredients 🧅 Onion 2 medium, finely chopped 🍅 Tomato 2 medium, chopped 🧄 Garlic 4 cloves, minced 🫙 Ginger 1 tbsp, grated 🌶️ Cumin Seeds 1 tsp 🫙 Chickpeas 1 1/2 cups, soaked overnight and pressure-cooked 🌶️ Coriander Powder 1 tsp 🌶️ Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp 🫙 Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp 🌶️ Red Chili Powder 1 tsp Optional 🌿 Fresh Cilantro 2 tbsp, chopped 🌿 Curry Leaves 1 sprig 🍋 Lemon 1/2, juiced Steps Prepare the chickpeas and chop the onion, tomato and aromatics. Heat the vegetable oil, crackle the cumin seeds, then fry the onion until deep golden. Add ginger, garlic and tomato with turmeric, chili and coriander powders; cook until the oil separates from the masala. Add the chickpeas with 1½ cups water and simmer until thick and creamy, mashing a few pieces to thicken. Finish with cilantro and lemon; taste for salt and serve hot with rice or roti. 
