Curried Chickpeas And Rice Food

CURRIED CHICKPEAS AND RICE

Steps:

• Prepare soaked rice as directed on rice packet.
• In a medium sauce pan, heat oil and lightly sautée onion (about 5 minutes).
• Add garlic and ginger and cook another 3 minutes.
• Stir in curry powder and parprika and mix until everything is well-coated.
• Add carrots, potato, tomato, chickpeas, kidney beans and mix well.
• Add coconut milk, salt, and optional spice and cook covered for 20 minutes or until carrots and potato are fork tender.
• Transfer cooked rice into the pot of cooked curried chickpeas, stir until well-mixed and cover. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving with a wedge of lime.
• Can package into individual servings and freeze for up to two months.

CURRIED CHICKPEAS OVER RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice per directions.
• Heat oil in a saucepan.
• Saute onions over medium-high heat.
• Add tomatoes once onions are soft. Smash the tomatoes in the pot.
• Add the curry powder and stir.
• Add coconut cream/milk and stir. (add a little more if you desire more sauce)
• Salt to taste.
• Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Add chickpeas, cover and simmer 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve hot over rice.

CURRIED POTATOES AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes, 2 teaspoons salt and enough cold water to cover in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are almost tender, 3 to 6 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the potatoes.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 8 minutes. Stir in the curry powder and cayenne and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• Add the chickpeas, 1 cup fried onions and 1/2 cup reserved cooking water; cook, mashing the potatoes with a spoon, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Add more cooking water, if needed. Season with salt.
• Mix the yogurt, chopped cilantro, lime juice and 2 tablespoons water in a bowl. Divide the potato-chickpea mixture among bowls. Top with the yogurt sauce, the remaining 1 cup fried onions, the sliced jalapeno and cilantro leaves.

CURRIED GARBANZO BEANS (CHICKPEAS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Fry mustard seeds in oil until they begin to pop. Add red pepper flakes and shallot and saute until shallot is soft.
• Add garbanzos, turmeric, cumin, ginger, salt and enough water to prevent sticking. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.

CURRIED CHICKPEAS AND BLACK BEANS-LOW FAT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and ginger and saute about 3 minutes, or until tender.
• Add curry powder and stir to coat onions evenly.
• Add tomatoes with their juices and cook 1-2 minutes or until mixture seems slightly thickened, stirring well.
• Add black beans, chickpeas and salt to taste.
• Stir to coat beans evenly.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes or until chickpeas are heated through.
• Turn off heat, and stir in fresh cilantro (or parsley), and lemon juice.
• Serve warm.
• This dish goes nicely over some jasmine or basmati rice.

CHICKPEAS AND RICE

Steps:

• Cook water, rice, thyme, and bay leaf and set aside.
• Heat olive oil and half of the butter in a skillet and then add chickpeas.
• When chickpeas start to lightly brown (about 5 mins) add parsley and the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add oregano, basil, salt, and pepper and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and mix rice and chickpeas together until rice is a golden color.
• Mix in remaining butter (cubed) and Parmesan cheese.

CHICKPEA CURRY (INDIAN STYLE) OVER BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• For the rice:.
• Rinse 1 1/2 cups basmati rice in cold water until the rinsing water is no longer cloudy.
• Add 1 tbsp butter to a skillet over medium heat.
• Add rice to skillet and toast in butter for a minute or two until fragrant.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt and 3/4 tsp turmeric and mix into rice.
• Next add 3 cups of water and cover.
• Bring to a slight boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let sit a minute or two.
• Fluff rice with fork, and keep covered until ready to serve.
• For the curry:.
• Saute onion and garlic over medium heat until softened and slighty browned.
• Add chili powder or chilli if using and cook for another minute or so.
• Next add the cumin, curry powder and corriander into the onions and garlic and cook for another minute or until fragrant.
• Add chickpeas and reserved liquid, stir to coat evenly with all the spices.
• Next add the lemon juice and tomato paste, cook on medium heat for about 5 more minutes until all is heated through.
• If pan seems try, please add a little water, 1/4 cup at a time.
• Place about 1/3 of the chickpea mixture into a blender and blend for about 20 seconds (here as well, please feel free to add a little water if mixture is too thick to blend).
• Add blended chickpeas back to the pan and cook for another 5 or so minutes.
• Finally, add the 2 tsp of peanut butter, until melted into the curry.
• Stir in 1/2 of the cilantro leaves.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve over the basmati rice and top with remaining cilantro leaves.

CURRIED CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Fry the cumin, chillies, clove, cinnamon and bay leaf together until the cumin starts to crackle. Tip in the onion, turmeric and a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 mins until starting to soften, then add the garlic.
• Continue cooking 4-5 mins until the onion is soft, then add chickpeas, paprika, black pepper and ground coriander. Give everything a good stir so the chickpeas are well coated in the spices.
• Add the tomatoes and 2 tbsp water. Cook on a medium heat until tomatoes are soft and the sauce is thick and pulpy. Take off the heat and sprinkle on the coriander.