Curried Chickpeas with Mustard Greens

By pikassob

The Commonwealth Restaurant and Skybar in Charlottesville, VA recently posted one of its recipes in a weekly local newspaper. This Curried Chickpeas with Mustard Greens recipe is a delicious vegetarian main course or scrumptious side dish any time of the year, and best of all this whole meal comes together in about 30 minutes.

Ingredients

• 4 cups garbanzo beans
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 bunch mustard greens
• 8 curry leaves
• 1 vidalia onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons clarified butter
• water to fill a large pot

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from c-ville.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a big pot, sauté diced onions in clarified butter with spices and salt until browned. Add garbanzo beans and enough water to cover them. Add tomato paste and cook until mixture begins to thicken.

Cook mustard greens separately in simmering water for 30 minutes until tender and then add them to the chickpeas. Cook on very low heat for about an hour. Add curry leaves and salt to taste before serving over basmati rice with a dollop of sour cream or crème fraîche.