Dark Chickpea Curry
Chickpea curry with teabags for a dark colour and interesting flavour
main mealindiancurrygaming
Time3 hr
Yield4 portions
Energy389 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- 340gchickpeas, dry
- 2perteabag
- 2perspice, cinnamon stick
- 3perherb, bay leaf
- 4singlespice, cardamom, green, pod≈ 0.8 tsp spice, cardamom, green, pod
- 6perspice, clove, whole≈ 0.566 tsp spice, clove, whole
- 0.375tspbaking soda
- 0.75tspsalt
- 1000gwater
- -0.5tspsalt
- 2tspspice, cumin, seed
- 2tspspice, coriander, seed
- 0.5tspspice, pepper
- 1tspherb, fennel seeds
- 0.25tspspice, fenugreek, ground
- 4perspice, clove, whole≈ 0.377 tsp spice, clove, whole
- 3singlespice, cardamom, green, pod≈ 0.6 tsp spice, cardamom, green, pod
- 2tspspice, chilli flakes
- 0.5tspspice, turmeric
- 0.75tspspice, amchoor
- 0.125tspspice, asafoetida, ground
- 2.5mloil, rapeseed
- 1perherb, bay leaf
- 2wholeonion≈ 300 g onion
- 25gginger root
- 5clovegarlic
- 3single, 5gchilli, green finger
- 400gchopped tomatoes
- 0.5tspsalt
- 45mlherb, coriander, fresh≈ 6.48 g herb, coriander, fresh
- 2.5mloil, rapeseed
- 2single, 5gchilli, green finger
- 20gginger root
- 0.25tspspice, chili powder
Instructions
Process
- Prep
- Chickpeas
- Boil with the teabags and other spices
- Spices
- Dry roast the seeds and spices - except for the turmeric, amchur, asafoetida, until they turn aromatic
- Cool completely and then blend to a fine powder
- Add the remaining spices, mix well, and set aside.
- Tempering
- Saute the chilli, ginger and chilli powder on very low
- Chickpeas
- Cook the onion with the bay leaf, 6 minutes
- Add the garlic, ginger and chilli, 1 minute
- Add the spices, saute on low until it all turns aromatic
- Add the chopped tomatoes, saute 5 minutes
- Add the chickpeas and salt, and possibly a little water. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Mash some of the chickpeas slightly to adjust consistency.
- Stir in the tempering and coriander
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 389 | 1555 |
| Protein | 21.3 | 85.3 |
| Carbohydrates | 57.7 | 230.9 |
| Total Sugars | 11.2 | 44.8 |
| Free Sugars | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Fat | 7.4 | 29.7 |
| Saturated Fat | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Fibre | 13.7 | 55.0 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Iron | 7.28 | 29.1 |
| Calcium | 209 | 836 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 | 0 |
| Omega 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium | 120 | 482 |
| Potassium | 1060 | 4250 |
| Caffeine | 25 | 100 |
| Cost | £1.00 | £3.99 |