Sour Chickpeas or Khatte Chhole
This sour chickpea dish, also known as khatte chhole, is a tasty recipe for spicy chickpeas in a curry sauce with a chilli, ginger, onion and lemon juice dressing. If you want a vegan curry recipe with a zesty kick then this is definitely one to try!
Servings 2
Calories 398kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Dressing
- ½ chilli pepper finely sliced
- ¼ small onion finely sliced or diced
- 10 g root ginger cut into thin batons, finely diced or grated
- 1 lemon juiced
- Pinch salt
Ingredients for the chickpeas
- ¾ onion sliced or diced
- ½ chilli pepper sliced or diced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 400 g tin of chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 200 ml vegetable stock or water
Instructions
- Make the sour dressing first. In a small bowl put half of the chilli pepper, the ginger and ¼ of the onion. Pour the lemon juice over the top and add a pinch of salt. Leave until ready to serve.
- Cook the rest of the onion and chilli pepper in a saucepan until soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for another couple of minutes.
- Then add the chickpeas, the spices and about 200ml of stock or water. Bring up to the boil then lower the heat to a simmer about for 20 minutes.
- When ready to serve, either stir the dressing into the chickpeas or serve it on top of the chickpeas.
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Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 6g | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1295IU | Vitamin C: 63.4mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 7.3mg