Chickpeas curry

The weekend was great and we had lots of fun. A kid's movie at the open theater with my little one, visit to the Farmer's market, the regular weekly shopping and  also a quick visit to the library. The most exciting part was a short trip to Eureka Springs yesterday. Its a Victorian resort village with wonderful cottages, art galleries, beautiful churches and lots of place to shop and dine.I am sharing a few clicks with you all at the end of this post..!!

Today's recipe is Chickpeas curry. It is very delicious and goes with any south indian breakfast items such as appam, idiyappam, dosa etc as well as with chapathi. Try this curry !!

Ingredients:

1.5 cup cooked Chickpeas (Soak the chickpeas overnight and pressure cook them)

3/4 cup Onion, chopped

1 small Tomato, finely chopped

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

1/2 tsp Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Coriander powder

1/4 tsp Garam Masala

3-4 Curry Leaves

few Coriander leaves, chopped

1 tsp Oil

Salt

Heat oil in a pan. Splutter cumin seeds. Add onions, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves. Saute until the onions turn brown. Add tomatoes and cook until they turn tender.

Add all the spices and saute for a minute. Now add the chickpeas and mix everything well to form a nice chickpeas masala.Take a small portion of this masala, maybe a little less than 1/4th of the whole chickpeas masala. Keep it aside and allow to cool.

Add salt and a little water to the masala in the pan. Let the water  boil. Meanwhile once the masala which was kept aside is cooled, make a paste of this in a blender adding a little water. Once the water boils, add the paste and mix thoroughly. Add 3-4 tbsp of coconut milk if you desire. Let it cook for another minute or two. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot.



Now sharing some clicks of the trip:

Christ of the Ozarks (67 ft tall)

Beaver Lake 

Beaver Lake (another view)

St.Elizabeth church