Bill Hunter's spicy chickpeas

Bill Hunter's spicy chickpeas
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

This hearty, healthy dish of chickpeas and tomatoes is perfect for a warming winter dinner.

  • Cooking time: 35 mins

  • Skill level: Easy peasy

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

Ingredients

  • 1tbsp olive oil1 onion, chopped
  • 2tbsp tikka masala paste (add more if you like it extra-spicy)
  • 2 tins of chickpeas, drained
  • 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 2tbps tomato puree
  • 300ml vegetable stock

Optional:

  • Plain yogurt
  • Chopped coriander
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, sliced
  • Rice, to serve
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Method

  1. Warm the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the onion until soft.
  2. Add the curry paste and cook for 1 min. Then tip in the chickpeas and make sure they're well mixed and coated in curry paste. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring so nothing sticks.
  3. Add in the tomatoes, tomato puree and stock and stir in thoroughly.
  4. Bring the contents of the pan to the boil and the reduce to a simmer. Cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Top with a couple of spoonfuls of plain yogurt, some chopped coriander and some sliced fresh tomato, if you like. Serve with white rice.

By Andrea Mann

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Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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