Vegan Chickpeas And Broccoli Curry Recipe
If you are particular about veganism, then chickpeas and broccoli curry would come as a saviour and sounds delicious. Chickpeas with its numerous health benefits help to manage weight, lowers the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decreases the risk of heart disease. Broccoli being nutrition powerhouses supply loads of nutrients for little calories. The combination of chickpeas and broccoli supply essential nutrients needed for a person for a day and what’s more interesting is, it is vegan. You can prepare the curry without broccoli the previous night and add broccoli next day.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon Oil
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1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
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2 Cloves (Laung)
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1 cup Kabuli Chana (White Chickpeas)
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1 cup Broccoli
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1 Onion
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chopped
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1 Tomato
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chopped
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1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
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1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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Salt
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as required
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1 cup Water
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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handful
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chopped
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Vegan Chickpeas And Broccoli Curry recipe, firstly soak chickpeas in water for about an hour
Step 2
Pressure cook the chickpeas for about 3 whistles in a cooker
Step 3
Take 1/4 cup of cooked chickpeas and ground them into a fine paste
Step 4
In a small kadai/wok, add oil and heat over medium flame
Step 5
Once the oil is hot, add cinnamon stick and cloves
Step 6
Add onions and cook until it becomes translucent
Step 7
Add ginger garlic to the onion and cook until raw smell goes off
Step 8
Add chopped tomatoes and cook until it becomes mushy
Step 9
Add chilli powder, cumin powder and salt
Step 10
Stir them well
Step 11
Add cooked chickpeas and mashed chickpeas to the pan
Step 12
Add a cup of water and bring it to boil in high flame
Step 13
Reduce the flame and cook until the gravy thickens
Step 14
In a pot, bring water to boil
Step 15
Add broccoli florets to the boiling water and let it be for two minutes
Step 16
Drain the water and wash the florets with cold water
Step 17
Drain the water completely and set aside
Step 18
Add the blanched broccoli florets to the curry and stir them well
Step 19
Alternatively, you can fry the broccoli florets in oil and add the fried florets to the curry
Step 20
Cook for about two minutes, switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves
Step 21
Serve Vegan Chickpeas And Broccoli Curry wrapped inside the tortillas or enjoy with plain white steamed rice