Recipe

Dark Chickpea Curry

Chickpea curry with teabags for a dark colour and interesting flavour

main mealindiancurrygaming

Time3 hr
Yield4 portions
Energy389 kcal
Components0
Contents

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

  1. Prep
    1. Chickpeas
      1. Boil with the teabags and other spices
    2. Spices
      1. Dry roast the seeds and spices - except for the turmeric, amchur, asafoetida, until they turn aromatic
      2. Cool completely and then blend to a fine powder
      3. Add the remaining spices, mix well, and set aside.
    3. Tempering
      1. Saute the chilli, ginger and chilli powder on very low
  2. Cook the onion with the bay leaf, 6 minutes
  3. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli, 1 minute
  4. Add the spices, saute on low until it all turns aromatic
  5. Add the chopped tomatoes, saute 5 minutes
  6. Add the chickpeas and salt, and possibly a little water. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  7. Mash some of the chickpeas slightly to adjust consistency.
  8. Stir in the tempering and coriander

Nutrition details

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NutritionPer portionBatch total
Calories3891555
Protein21.385.3
Carbohydrates57.7230.9
Total Sugars11.244.8
Free Sugars1.14.4
Fat7.429.7
Saturated Fat0.72.7
Fibre13.755.0
Alcohol0.00.0
Salt1.76.9
Iron7.2829.1
Calcium209836
Vitamin B1200
Omega 300
Magnesium120482
Potassium10604250
Caffeine25100
Cost£1.00£3.99