Butter chickpeas
Butter chickpeas, from above
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Butter chickpeas

All the velvet of butter chicken gravy, with chickpeas taking the starring role. No butter needed.

40 minTime
16 gProtein each
mildSpice
Makhani, minus the makhan2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayVelvet makhani gravy with chickpeas. Restaurant vibes at home.
The original
464kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
14 gfibresame
40minutessame

Butter chickpeas, the vegan makhani.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chickpeas, boiled2 cans (about 3 cups), drained
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Whole spices2 green cardamom, 2 cloves
Onion1 large, chopped
Garlic4 cloves
Ginger2.5 cm
Tomato puree1⅔ cups
Cashews⅓ cup, soaked in hot water
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp
Garam masala1 tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)1 tbsp, crushed
Sugar1½ tsp
Thick coconut milk⅓ cup
Water¾ cup
Saltto taste
Coriander leaves (cilantro)to finish

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Warm the oil with the whole spices, then cook the onion, garlic and ginger until soft and lightly golden.
  2. 2Add the tomato puree and Kashmiri chilli and cook until thick and the oil separates.
  3. 3Blend the sauce with the drained cashews until silky smooth. Return to the pan.
  4. 4Add the chickpeas, water, salt and sugar and simmer. Stir in coconut milk, garam masala and crushed kasuri methi.
Serve it like this

Serve in a copper handi or bowl with a swirl of coconut milk and coriander, with naan or jeera rice.

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What goes with Butter chickpeas: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Butter naan40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Laccha pyaaz10 min
On the side Kachumber salad10 min
To drink Mango mule mocktail6 min
Something sweet Baked yoghurt40 min
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