Chickpea Curry Gluten Free

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This is a popular dish in india,and can be eaten on its own,with rice or flat bread.the chickpeas have to be soaked in water overnight(with a pinch of baking soda).and then drained. If chickpeas are cooked in a pressure cooker it takes 20 minutes or an hour if cooked in a ordinary pot.the recipe is from a cookbook i had many years ago,but still popular in our house.

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Steps

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Soak chickpeas overnight ,.

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Place chickpeas in pressure cooker or ordinary pot and just , cover the chickpeas with water.

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Add half chopped onions , cardamoms , cloves , bay leaves , peppercorns , cumin seeds and salt and bring to a boil.

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In a separate pot fry the other half of onions in oil till brown then add the garlic and ginger and saute for 10 minutes.

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Add the turmeric , garam masala , coriander powder , pepper and mango powder and stir well.

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After 2 minutes add tomatoes and saute for 5 minutes.

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Add the pot of chickpeas stir and cook till tender.

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Add salt to taste.

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Ingredients

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chickpeas, onions, ginger, garlic cloves, tomatoes, cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves, peppercorns, cumin seeds, salt, oil, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, pepper, mango powder