Sprouted black chickpea curry. An easy one pot dish made in a pressure cooker. So healthy and delicious. Vegan and Gluten Free Recipe. Jump to Recipe
Black chickpea/ Bengal Gram/ Black garbanzo is one of the other beans curry that is cooked up quite frequently in this house. I usually sprout them to help reduce the excessive bad sugars which do not get digested well.. a problem with most whole beans and lentils. This dish can be made after soaking them overnight as well. I wanted the beans just about soft but not very squishy, so I pressure cooked for 2 whistles. For squishier and more curried beans curry, do 4-5 whistles and then mash the beans a little.
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Sprouted Black Chickpea Curry
Sprouted black chickpea curry. An easy one pot dish made in a pressure cooker. So healthy and delicious. Vegan and Gluten Free Recipe.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 195kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup (165 g) Black chickpeas (soaked and sprouted 2 days)
- 2 cups (500 ml) water
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) fennel seeds (optional, I like fennel in my curries)
- pinch of asofetida (hing)
- 4-5 (4) curry leaves
- 1 Serrano Chili chopped
- 1/2 (0.5) medium onion chopped
- 2 to matoes chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) ginger chopped (can use ginger paste instead)
- 3-4 cloves (3 cloves) of garlic chopped (can use garlic paste instead)
- 2 teaspoons oil
- cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker, Add oil and heat on medium.
- Add in the mustard seeds when the oil is hot.
- Add in the asofetida and the curry leaves and mix for 10 seconds.
- Add in the cumin and coriander powder, fennel seeds, Serrano chillies, ginger, garlic and onions and cook for 4-5 minutes until onions are translucent.
- Add in the turmeric and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add in the sprouted chickpeas , salt, and water and mix well. Close the cooker and pressure cook for 2-5 whistles. (depends on how cooked or squishy you want the chickpeas, the black ones take longer to cook)
- Wait for the pressure to release before opening. Adjust for salt and spice (black pepper) by taste. Serve hot garnished with Cilantro! Serve with hot Rotis, Naan or rice, some yogurt , onion/carrot salad and pickles!
Notes
Nutritional value is based on 1 serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Sprouted Black Chickpea Curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 195
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Sodium 600mg26%
Potassium 296mg8%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 140IU3%
Vitamin C 44.5mg54%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 2.8mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Zanna
Yum. Made it with palak paratha and it was not too heavy. These were a lot lighter to digest than unsprouted and the flavour and texture were better too imho
Richa
awesome! yes indeed the brown chickpeas are harder on the digestion and sprouted definitely helps. I dont even eat them for dinner, the digestion process disturbs sleep 🙂