The Other Day, when i was blog-hopping, Came across this Wonderful Recipe Silken Chickpea Gravy from Holy Cow Vegan Recipes. First thing that got me to try that recipe was that Vaishali has told that it was from a Book named “Appetite for Reduction”!!!! 🙂 For Somebody who is trying to loose some weight for a very long time, that sounded like Sweet Music!!!! 🙂 I have tried the recipe my own way, Please follow the link for the Original Recipe
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups Chickpeas, Soaked overnight
2 Small Tomatoes, Chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 green chilli Slitted
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
a Small piece of Ginger
Salt to taste
Method
Take the Chickpeas in a Microwave Safe Bowl,add Water just to immerse the chickpeas and Microwave High for 10 minutes. Drain the excess water and take it a mixer and Grind it to a fine paste along with green chilli.
In a Pan, add oil, add cumin seeds, let them roast, then add garlic and chopped tomatoes. Add a 1/2 cup of Water. Add the Red Chilli powder, Coriander powder and Salt. Once the Tomatoes are well Cooked and mashed out completely, add the grounded chickpeas and another 1 cup of water. Mix Well and Cook in a simmer flame for 5-10 minutes. Put off the flame and Garnish with fresh coriander. Serve Hot with Roti/Rice. We enjoyed with Roti’s!!!!
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Never tried chickpeas this way, looks really delicious, worth trying it.
Delicious chick-peas recipe… bookmarked
nice gravy and will suit for rotis
Creamy and yummy gravy!
This dish sounds so delicious and simple..Love this!
Gayu
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Thick gravy looks yummy, would love with some rotis..
wonderful dish…any dish that helps to lose weight in welcomed with open arms…thanks.
Reva
delicious chickpea recipe, yumm
Looks delicious!
Padhuskitchen
Love the creamy texture of Kabuli channa! Looks delicious.
It is indeed an interesting recipe. I have never prepared chickpeas this way and the result looks quite appealing. Thanks for contributing to MLLA!