Coconut Curry Chickpea Stew

Coconut Curry Chickpea Stew

Serves: 4-6 people
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Coconut Curry Chickpea Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1 inch piece ginger finely chopped or grated
  • 1-2 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
  • 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1 can coconut milk full fat
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1 bunch kale stems removed, torn into bite sized pieced
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint or cilantro to finish
  • Greek yogurt if desired

Instructions

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You can prepare this comforting Coconut Curry Chickpea Stew during this COVID-19 period as we all could use a bit of extra love. It is quick and easy to make yet dietary restriction-friendly. This homemade soup is vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, low-fat, and no need to add sugar. To prepare this soup, you will need an onion, garlic, and ginger. Don’t worry yourself if you don’t have access to fresh ginger, a pinch of ground ginger will work.

You will also need neutral oil, red curry paste, drained, rinsed chickpeas, full-fat coconut milk, vegetable or chicken stock, kale, salt, pepper, fresh mint or cilantro to finish, and finally Greek yogurt if you desire. With all these ingredients in place, let start preparing our coconut curry chickpea stew.

 

  1. Start by heating the oil over medium heat, then add onion, garlic, and ginger. Cook and occasionally stir until the onion softens, this should take about 2-3 minutes.
  2. With the first stage being done, add the curry paste and chickpeas. Keep occasionally stir until the chickpeas start to sizzle and turn slightly brown.
  3. For garnish purposes, remove some chickpeas to set aside. Mash the chickpeas with the wooden spoon- as the starchiness of the chickpeas will thicken the stew.
  4. Then add the coconut milk and stock. Occasionally stir the soup until it gets thick, this usually takes about 20- 30 minutes.
  5. Add greens and cook them until they become wilted. Season with pepper and salt to taste.
  6. Scoop this delicious meal into bowls and top it off with the reserved chickpeas, fresh herbs, a drizzle of olive oil, and a dollop of yogurt.