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.
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
What an excellent dish for vegetarians. Love the coconut milk addition YUM!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes coconut milk is such a great and aromatic ingredient, not to mention totally delicious.
ManilaSpoon
I love that you can make a big batch and then freeze the left-overs. I don’t cook everyday but often make a big batch so I have left-overs for later! This sure looks very tasty!
Homemade & Yummy
I love leftovers, but hated them as a kid.
Prasanna Hede
This sounds a lifesaver, I am so exhausted and need something quick today!
Homemade & Yummy
Perfect for busy weeknights….or when you just have no time at all.
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ
I pretty much always have chickpeas in my cabinet so this looks like a delicious, easy quick meal. Love this idea and will be trying it soon.
Homemade & Yummy
Enjoy!!
Platter Talk
Very nice recipe in an effort to avoid meat, and enjoy tasty flavors!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it works well for sure.
amy
My family wasn’t adventurous with flavors when I was growing up either. Part of it was just that we were in Nebraska and had difficulty finding many of the ingredients that today you can get anywhere, even if you just have to have them shipped! But now I love a good curry and experimenting with recipes from other parts of the world! Thanks for sharing this delicious looking curry!
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much. Yes I do get a lot of my spices online….so much more variety for sure.
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish
We are big time curry fans in my home. This creamy deliciousness looks awesome! I love how quick it comes together too.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes the ease of this dish is perfect for busy weeknights for sure.
peter @feed your soul too
I love curry and creamy. This dish looks so comforting. It would be great for weekdays.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes that is when I tend to make it most…when you don’t have a lot of time.
Heather | Boston Girl Bakes
Growing up with a Ukranian grandmother curry wasn’t a thing I had..so I know what you’re talking about! Definitely didn’t have curry until I was an adult- and now it’s fun to work in once a week- so going to have to try this!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes see…they cooked what they knew…and didn’t experiment at all. Nothing wrong with it…but I like to have some adventure in the kitchen.
Jacqueline Piper | PiperCooks.com
Curry is one of my favorite things to eat and cook. I can’t help but buy and hoard spices. I love using whole spices too, in Indian dishes. I made my daughter a paneer/potato dish in a butter chicken style last night as she’s a vegetarian. She’d LOVE this. Pinning to make for her this week.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…my spice collection is rather large. Always room for more though. Let me know how you like it. So easy and delicious.
Amanda
This sounds awesome! Quick, easy and gluten free says it all. Spinach is an awesome addition to this.
Homemade & Yummy
It is really faster than pizza delivery…and much healthier.
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
We didn’t grow up with takeaways either but my dad would make us a really tasty chicken curry for us on a Friday night. ( my mum was a bit scared of cooking with spices ) Your chickpea curry looks delicious and like you say perfect for a quick mid week meal, I like how it’s a healthy option too.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes my mom was very conservative in the spice department. Unlike me…I have a HUGE collection, and always room for more.
cakespy
YUMMMY!!! Healthy dinners have no right being this delicious! Kidding, yes they do. This chickpea curry looks absolutely crave-worthy.
Homemade & Yummy
I love the easy of this dish, not to mention the leftovers are great too…if we happen to get some.
Corina
I always love curry for dinner and this looks so light and fresh too! Great for midweek!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it is the perfect weeknight dinner. Love you can freeze it too.
Gillian Thompson
This looks like one for my Meat Free Monday board. Always looking for fulfilling vegetarian dishes. The curry looks scrummy and I love your bowls – I have some very similar. I buy them in pop up shops around town, they go really cheap (factory seconds from China!). I love a pretty bargain 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…you know I went grocery shopping today…and got more bowls!!!