Making Indian style Chickpea Curry better using Tea
Many people have been asking me to make different variety of recipes so as I promised, here is an Indian style Chickpea Curry recipe. There is a tasty secret ingredient to this curry and that is Tea.
By adding tea to this curry, you are giving it a beautiful brown color that is very appetizing.
Ingredients
For the Curry
- Some Ginger and some Garlic blended into a paste
- 1 sliced Onion
- 1 Dried Chili
- 1 Bay Leaf
- Some crushed Cardamom and Cloves
- Some crushed Cinnamon
- A Pandan Leaf (Rampe)
- 2 Green Chilies
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300g of boiled Chickpeas
- 2 tsp of Black Tea Powder
- Some pieces of Coconut
- Some Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp of Coriander Powder
- 2 tsp of Chili Powder
- Half a tsp of Black Pepper
- 1 tsp of Garam Masala
- 2 Boiled Potatoes that are mashed
- Salt
- Some chopped Coriander
- Some Curry Leaves
For the Tempered Mixture
- Half an Onion sliced.
- Some Mustard Seeds.
- 1 Dried Chili broken into smaller pieces by hand
- 2 tsp of Chili Powder
- Some Turmeric Powder
Instructions
- Heat some Oil in a saucepan.
- Blend some Ginger and some Garlic Cloves together to create a paste and then add it.
- Add 1 sliced Onion.
- Add 1 dried Chili.
- Add 1 Bay Leaf.
- Add some crushed Cardamom and Cloves.
- Add some crushed Cinnamon.
- Add a Pandan Leaf.
- Add 2 thinly sliced Green Chilies.
- Lightly fry everything together until it is a golden color.
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Add 2 tsp of Black Tea Powder to a bowl and then add Boiling Water.
- Let the Tea steep for about 2 minutes.
- After lightly frying, add some pieces of Coconut.
- Now add the Tea into the curry through a sieve.
- Add some Cumin Seeds.
- Add 1 tsp of Coriander Powder.
- Add 2 tsp of Chili Powder.
- Add half a tsp of Black Pepper.
- Add 1 tsp of Garam Masala.
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Mash 2 boiled Potatoes and add it.
- Add Salt to taste.
- Add 300g of boiled Chickpeas.
- Add some chopped Coriander.
- Add a Green Chili split in half.
- Heat some Oil in a separate saucepan.
- Add half an Onion sliced.
- Add some Mustard Seeds.
- Add a dried Chili broken into smaller pieces by hand.
- Lightly fry until it turns a golden color and then turn off the stove.
- Add 2 tsp of Chili Powder.
- Add some Turmeric Powder.
- Mix everything together.
- Add the mixture to the Chickpea Curry over low heat.
- Add some Curry Leaves.