Indian food - chickpeas!?

Question

There's this dish I ate at my friends house.

It was an orange sauce with chickpeas in it.

I've had it at her house without the chickpeas also, though.

The sauce is orange and has a lot of flavor, but it's not spicy.

The sauce isn't very thick and it can be poured onto like rice and stuff,

but is thick enough so that it's not a liquid, if that makes sense.

It was soo delicious, and one person said that it sounded like Chickpea Curry, but the pictures make the sauce look thick and sparse.

Is it Chickpea Curry? And if not, do you know what it is?

Thanks!

Answer 1

yup! thats it!

Answer 2

Hi,

The dish you are reffering to is populalry called "Chole Bhature/Channa Masala"

The Bhature is the special "bread" you have the curry with.Also as for the consistency of the curry-you can adjust it to be thick or a little thin as per your liking.Here is the recipe for you-all ingredients are available in Indian Grocery Stores or your local grocer as well(Walmart,kroger..)

Chick peas /Garbanzo Beans 1 cup

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Green chilli 1

Garlic 4-5

Ginger an inch

Bay leaves 2-3

Red chilli powder 1 tsp.

Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp.

Coriander powder 1 tsp.

Garam Masala Powder (All purposes spices)

1 tsp.

Tea 1 tsp.

Vegetable oil 3 tbsp.

Salt to taste

Cilantro leaves

METHOD

1)Use 1 Can of Garbanzo Beans or soak chickpeas overnight

2)Cut onion, tomato and green chilli. Grind it in mixie along with ginger and garlic and make paste.

3) Heat oil in a pan and fry bay leaves for 30 secs. Add the paste and fry on medium heat until golden brown (The oil starts separating from the mixture).

4). Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt. Mix well. Fry for 2-3 minutes.

5). Add water enough to make thick gravy. Bring the gravy to boil.



6)Add cooked chick peas (along with the water in which they were boiled).

7)Stir well and cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

8)Garnish with Cilantro while serving with your choice of bread/Indian Bread/Naan

    

Answer 3

its sounds like you're describing chana masala

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Chana...