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Spicy Indian chickpeas and Cucumber yogurt salad

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Haven't tried this yet, but it looks like a nice vegetarian option.

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Ingredients

  • For chickpeas:
  • 2 1/2 tbsp veg. oil
  • 1 med. onion finely chopped
  • 8 minced garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp minced fresh ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp grd cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp grd coriander
  • 1/2 tsp grd cloves
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3-15 oz cans chickpeas, drained, 1 cup liquid reserved
  • 1 large tomato wedged, for garnish
  • 3 hot fresh green chilies, sliced, for garnish
  • For yogurt:
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cups plain yogurt
  • 1 1/2 tsp toasted cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • pinch cayenne

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oil in skillet, add garlic, onion and ginger. Saute 5-6 min.
2. Add spices to onion mix and stir 1-2 min., then add tomato paste and cook another few.
3. Add chickpeas plus reserved cup of liquid. Stir and cook, covered, 8 min. then with cover removed for 2 more. Season with salt.

4. Combine yogurt ingredients and serve with chickpeas and naan bread.

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