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Chickpea Curry

By Matthew Fairman

Published on October 18, 2018

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Chickpea Curry

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch piecesSalt and pepper 1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced4 garlic cloves, minced1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 tablespoon curry powder 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

Before You Begin

Serve with rice and chopped fresh cilantro.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add bell peppers, 1½ teaspoons salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook until bell peppers are beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add jalapeño, garlic, ginger, and curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. Add chickpeas, tomatoes and their juice, and coconut milk and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until bell peppers are tender and flavors have melded, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.
Chickpea Curry
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Sally Staub.

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and pepper
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and pepper
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and pepper
1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon curry powder
2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk

Why This Recipe Works

For a simple, vegetarian weeknight curry, we simmer canned chickpeas with tomatoes, spices, and coconut milk.

Before You Begin

Serve with rice and chopped fresh cilantro.

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add bell peppers, 1½ teaspoons salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper and cook until bell peppers are beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add jalapeño, garlic, ginger, and curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  2. Add chickpeas, tomatoes and their juice, and coconut milk and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until bell peppers are tender and flavors have melded, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve.

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