Chickpea Korma (25 Mins)

A white plate with white rice and chickpeas in a creamy orange sauce sprinkled freshly chopped cilantro. A spoon is placed inside. Naan bread and a bowl of rice are next to it.

If you're looking for a quick and flavorful dinner option, this 25-minute chickpea korma recipe is the way to go! This dish is loaded with protein and bursting with flavor thanks to chickpeas, coconut cream, and spices. Its creamy and aromatic sauce can be customized to your liking, making it a versatile recipe that appeals to everyone.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, International, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword chickpea korma, korma sauce, vegan korma

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 546kcal

Author Nandor Barta

Equipment

Ingredients

1 Tbsp Coconut oil
28 oz Chickpeas (canned)
13.5 oz Full-fat coconut cream (canned)
1 Onion (medium)
3 clove Garlic
2 Tbsp Tomato paste
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Turmeric
1 Bay leaves
½ tsp Ground cumin seeds
½ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Cloves ground
¼ tsp Ground coriander seeds
¼ tsp Cinnamon
¼ tsp Cardamom ground

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preparing the ingredients

Peel and chop the onion and garlic.
Drain the canned chickpeas.

Making chickpea korma

Preheat the frying pan or wok over medium heat and add the coconut oil. Add chopped onions and saute them for 3-4 minutes.
Add chopped garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
Add all spices (cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cloves, bay leaf, turmeric, garam masala, and cumin). Stir well and cook for 2 minutes.
Add tomato paste and stir well.
Add full-fat coconut cream (canned, shaken). Stir well. Bring it to a boil.
Add drained chickpeas. Cover with a lid and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.

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Notes

We served it with white rice. But there are lots of options. Here is our recommendation if you want to mix and match.

Grains like steamed, cooked, or fried white rice, brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, or their combination.
Riced veggies like cauliflower rice or sweet potato rice
Noodles like soba aka buckwheat noodles. If you need to eat gluten-free, please choose gluten-free noodles as soba noodles may contain wheat flour, which is not gluten-free.
Toppings like sliced green onion or scallions or sprouts, or fresh cilantro.

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