Chickpea And Potato Curry
This cheap and easy chickpea and potato curry is the perfect weekday dinner. It is gluten-free, vegan and can be prepared in less than 30 minutes.
As a big fan of curries, they are my go-to option whenever I am looking for a quick lunch or to clear out my pantry. They are fabulous for batch cooking, therefore, I always make a big pot of curry and freeze the leftovers in individual portions to take them with me to work. This Vegan Leek And Bean Chilli and this Moroccan-Spiced Sweet Potato And Lentil Soup are also great recipes for cold days and batch cooking alike.
It wasn’t until I moved to Ireland that I noticed how much I actually liked chickpeas. While back in Germany, I might have eaten the odd bit of hummus but it never occurred to me to use them as an ingredient until my boyfriend started serving them in salads.
Since then I have discovered many different uses for chickpeas. Apart from being the star of my chickpea and potato curry, I enjoy eating them in form of Spicy Oven- Roasted Chickpea Snack, Roasted Carrot Hummus or my Mediterranean Chickpea Bake.
Health Benefits of Chickpeas
Chickpeas are a type of legume that offers a range of health benefits. Chickpeas may help to increase satiety, boost digestion, keep blood sugar levels stable, increase protection against disease and more.
Most of all, chickpeas nutrition is a potent package of protein, vitamins and minerals, which is why they are often included in many healing diets.
Just one cup of chickpeas contains (in daily recommended values):
- 268 calories
- 12.5 grams of dietary fibre
- 14.5 grams of protein
- 4.2 grams of fat
- 84% manganese
- 71% folate
- 29% copper
- 28% phosphorus
- 26% iron
- 17% zinc
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Chickpea And Potato Curry
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
Spice Mix
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves or 3tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper reduce or omit if you don't like it spicy
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Curry
- 1 1/2 cups potatoes cut into 1/2" cubes
- 2 cans chickpeas drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 2 cups vegetable broth/stock
- 2 scallions sliced (green & white part)
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped (plus more for garnish)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add the Spice Mix ingredients and cook for 3 minutes or until the onion becomes translucent.
- Now, add the potatoes and cook for a further 2 minutes. In case the spices start sticking to the bottom of the pot, add a tiny splash of water. Keep stirring.
- Then, add the chickpeas, tomatoes and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium and let simmer for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked and the sauce has thickened.
- Adjust salt to taste, stir in scallions and parsley.
- Serve with brown basmati rice.
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Thanks for this helpful information chickpea-potato-curry given to us.
Hi Neha, you are welcome, I hope you will enjoy the recipe. Thanks Eva
Looks very tasty
Thanks a lot, Nicole. x Eva
Awesome recipe, I will follow and make for my kids 😀
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your comment Monica, I hope that you will enjoy it 🙂 x Eva
I make this about once a week or so, now. Thanks so much!
Hi Andrew,
thanks for letting me know, I am delighted to hear that you enjoy it so much. Have a great day 🙂
Sounds lovely. What’s not to love. I’m going to try it tomorrow, when a friend comes for dinner. Thanks!
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Thank you, that’s great to hear. Let me know how it turned out. 🙂 x Eva
This looks so delicious, can’t wait to try this myself this weekend. I’ve recently turned vegan so I’m always on the lookout for new recipes so keep them coming!
Hi Robbie, that is great. Hope you will enjoy it, have a great day. x Eva
What a hearty, healthy curry! I love comforting, vegetarian dishes like this 🙂
Hi Sabrina, I am delighted to hear that you like the recipe, I am planning on publishing a few more vegetarian curries over the next couple of weeks. Have a great day 🙂
wow thanks for sharing I have been looking for a recipe to prepare chickpeas and am glad to have found one.thanks for sharing.
I am glad that you found a chickpea recipe you like, this one is one of my favourites. Chickpeas are so versatile that I use them in loads of different dishes, even sweet bakes. 🙂
They sound so yummy, too! Thanks for sharing,
Thanks a lot, enjoy.
Chickpea And Potato Curry is great! To be honest, I’m not good at cooking but I like them, they give me joy and excitement every time I finish the dishes, which is a great thing. With your recipe, I just need to follow the instructions and the rest is simple. Thanks for sharing
I am delighted to hear that you find my recipes useful, thank you so much for letting me know. 🙂
When you say 2 tins chickpeas, do you eat 2 x 400g tins? Thanks ?
Hi Tracey, sorry, I should have clarified that, yes, I mean 400g cans.
Look yummy! One of my favorite Chickpea And Potato Curry, nice to see your recipe, easy to follow, will make this for family this weekend. Thanks you!
Thank you, please enjoy. 🙂