Chickpea Curry is perfect for busy weeknights. This vegan curry recipe can be made in 30 minutes or less.
If you love Chana Masala, this recipe will be a hit too. If you are into Thai food, this Thai Beef Curry is worth a try.
No need for expensive take-out when you can make budget-friendly meals at home. In fact, make a double batch for tasty leftovers.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this chickpea coconut curry can be found at the bottom of this post.
Life can get really busy. I love recipes like this. Made in no time. Great for batch cooking. Leftovers are great for easy meals during the week.
With the cost of groceries continually on the rise, looking for recipes that are budget-friendly is on the minds of most families these days.
Ingredients For Curry With Chickpeas
- chickpeas
- coconut milk
- onion
- red bell peppers
- fresh spinach
- cooking oil
- Indian spices
Be sure to keep reading for additional suggestions and recipe tips below.
Chickpeas are such a great ingredient. You can buy them in cans, often on sale so I like to stock up. You can also cook the dried peas. This is even more cost-effective.
You can eat canned chickpeas right out of the can. Be sure to rinse them in cold water before eating. This will wash off the excess salt.
Perfect for snacking, roasting, and in lots of great recipes. Here are a few recipes with chickpeas for you to try:
Making This Easy Chickpea Curry Recipe
This comes together quickly. I served it with rice. You can have the rice cooked ahead of time, or cook it while you are making the curry. Full instructions can be found in the recipe card below.
- Rinse the canned chickpeas.
- Dice the onion and peppers.
- Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan.
- Cook the onions and spices.
- Add the peppers and chickpeas.
- Toss in the spinach.
- Add the coconut milk and water and simmer.
- Serve over steamed rice.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
Chickpeas – can be canned or cooked from scratch.
Peppers – can be any variety you like. Not into peppers? Try carrots instead.
Spices – I made up my own blend (see recipe card), but feel free to use any bought blend as well.
Rice – you can serve this over any rice you like. For a nice change, try serving this curry dish over couscous.
Storage – this will last for 4-5 days in the fridge. You can also freeze it, so it is perfect for batch cooking.
Reheat – this can be done easily in the microwave, on the stove, or in the oven.
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Easy Chickpea Curry
Ingredients
- 38 ounces canned chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
- 14 ounces canned coconut milk (full fat)
- 1 cup onion (diced)
- 1 ½ cups sweet red pepper (diced)
- 2 ounces fresh spinach
- 1 tablespoons Avocado oil for cooking
- Curry/spice blend (your choice)
- 1 cup water
- ¼ teaspoons salt
I used:
- 1 tablespoon medium curry powder
- 1 teaspoon garam marsala
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ⅛ teaspoon red chili flakes
Instructions
- Rinse and drain chickpeas.
- Dice onion and pepper.
- Heat oil in wok.
- Sweat onions seasoned with salt for 5 minutes.
- Add your spice blend, reduce heat slightly and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add peppers and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add chickpeas and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add spinach and cook for 1 minute
- Add coconut milk along with 1 cup of water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve over steamed rice.
Traditionallymodernfood
I usually make chickpea differently ur version is flavorful and inviting.. wil try this sometime
Homemade & Yummy
Hope you give them a try.
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
I have your exact experience with take out too (I grew up in India), so I guess this ‘dates’ both of us 🙂
I love me some chickpea curry, and I was fortunate to grow up with several versions of this curry!
Homemade & Yummy
Yup…takeout was not something I got to enjoy often. Not sure that was a bad thing. I don’t do it very often now…and am really picky on what I do buy.
Sandi G
I love quick and easy dinner ideas. Looks delicious.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes they are great for crazy busy days…and as fast as waiting for a pizza to be delivered too.
linda spiker
I love easy dinners like this! And it’s healthy. Win/win!
Homemade & Yummy
Quick, easy and so delicious.
Janette@CulinaryGinger.com
I love curry and this is a lovely and lighter option than usual dishes I make. I have to try this.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it is lighter. Healthy, delicious and nutritious works for me.
Melissa
This sounds delicious! Love the freezer idea. We like to stock ours with soups, but always forget about curry!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it does freeze well. So nice to pull on on a busy day, or when you just want a break from the kitchen.
Julia
Just as you grew up eating traditional foods so did I. My mom rarely experimented with spices: salt, vegetta seasoning and on very rare occasions pepper were the only spices in her cooking. Even now the moment I add some other spices she doesn’t eat it. So, curry is something that is not very familiar to my palette. Yours looks amazing. So beautiful!!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…they were great cooks, but not very adventurous in the kitchen. I am so glad I like to experiment with new flavours.
Veena Azmanov
I love making chickpea curry. In India we have a famous recipe called Chole which is made of chickpeas and spicy too! This looks so delicious and refreshing.
Homemade & Yummy
Chickpeas are such a great ingredient to work with.
Erin @ Stay At Home Yogi
This looks really delicious, I love chickpeas!
Chef G
They are delicious and so nutritious too.
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago
I’ve been seeing lots of curry recipes lately which reminds me I don’t make it enough at home. I love chick peas so I think this is definitely one to try!
Chef G
Hope you enjoy it.
Tamason Gamble
I might have to try this – I love Chickenpea and lentil Dhaal!
Chef G
Hope you do…enjoy!!
Felesha
This looks amazing Chef G! I absolutely love chickpeas and it’s so simple!! Thanks for sharing!
Chef G
It is simple and so delicious. Chick peas are great!!
laura londergan
ok truth – I have never had chickpeas OR curry – can you believe that? You see so many recipes though with either so I guess I need to try them one of these days! 😉
Chef G
Oh my you don’t know what you are missing.
Janeane Davis
This sounds like a tasty thing to eat. You made it seem quite easy to prepare as well.
Chef G
It is sooooo easy!!
Bri
What a delicious looking meal that would work great for me as a lunch option. Trying curry in different ways can be fun.
Chef G
Yes I love curries.