Quick Curried Chickpeas

Shock shock, we made more naan bread! And Indian food! I know, you just fell out of your chair because you are so stunned!

Will put me entirely in charge of this meal. We already had naan bread that I had made, leftover from some naan bread pizzas earlier in the week. All I had to do was make rice and a sauce (Will grilled the chicken, even though I totally could have handled it). So I went to my trusty Jasmine Yellow Rice recipe (see previous post) and Will suggested trying a quick chick peas recipe from Budget Bytes. He had made the chick peas over the weekend (we've decided to go canless on our bean products) and wanted to see them in action other than in hummus. So I accepted his challenge and set to work.

This recipe was fairly simple. I basically just had to throw everything in the pot and bring everything to a simmer. Will is so nice to pick such easy things for me to make! However, we did forget to add Better than Bouillon to our rice recipe, but it ended up being okay. Everything turned out pretty good and I didn't have any huge challenges, which was nice.

Quick Curried Chickpeas (adapted from Budget Bytes; serves 2)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
2 15-oz. cans chickpeas, drained
1 20-oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 tbsp curry powder
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro

Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Cook the onion and garlic in a large pot with olive oil over medium heat until softened (3-5 minutes). Drain the canned chickpeas and add to the pot. Also add the tomato sauce, water, and curry powder. Stir the pot until everything is evenly mixed. Bring the mixture up to a simmer over medium heat.

While the chick peas are simmering, rinse the cilantro and pull the leaves from the stems. Roughly chop the leaves and add them to the pot. Give everything a stir and continue to simmer until the sauce has reduced to a thick consistency (about 20 minutes total). Stir the pot every few minutes to prevent the sauce from burning and sticking to the bottom.

Recipe: Budget Bytes: Quick Curried Chickpeas