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.
Whitney Bond
I love curry! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Homemade & Yummy
Enjoy…we love it too.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed
Such a wonderful combination of flavors!
Homemade & Yummy
Easy, delicious and nutritious.
Sarah @ The Fit Cookie
It’s funny how some people are not adventurous with food! I was always pretty adventurous with foods, and so are my kids (my husband took longer to convince!). My parents grew up on a meat and potatoes diet in Montana. I remember my mom telling me that the first time she tried a taco was when she was 18!
Homemade & Yummy
Well it is fun to experiment…and I am so glad I do.
Natalie
Same as you, I lived in the traditional home and only when I got my own kitchen I started exploring new herbs and spices. But only 2y ago I discovered curry.. can you believe that?! 😀 and I feel in love like immediately. That’s why I LOVE this recipe. It’s on my to-try list already 😉 Looks delicious.
Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY!!! Keep experimenting…it is so much fun!!
Jennifer A Stewart
We never ate out that much when I was growing up. My parents had a restaurant when I was young so I ate there and when we sold it my mom cooked every night. The only time they ate out (mostly) was Saturday am for breakfast. My hubby and I do that now. We have more options to eat out at night and some weeks we do it too much when we have a lot going on but we get tired of it. I can’t wait to add this to my list of eat in nights!
Homemade & Yummy
Hope you find it as enjoyable as we do. Perfect for busy nights…and awesome leftovers too.
Daniela Anderson
This could really be my story, growing up in Romania, I only got to enjoy our own traditional dishes, and we are not very keen on strong-flavoured spices, just very basic, mild ones. Mum is also a fantastic cook, but would much rather stick to her own kind of food, and international dishes are not really her thing. I first had curry when I moved to the UK some years ago, and loved it ever since. I love your recipe, so flavourful and easy to make. Time for some nice curry soon!
Homemade & Yummy
Enjoy…it really is delicious and so easy to make.
Derek Campanile
Mmm.. This looks like it hits the spot. My favorite Indian dishes always have chickpeas in them. One that I really like has cauliflower in it. I forget the name but its spicy and sooo good!
Homemade & Yummy
I really like experimenting with Indian flavours and dishes.
Molly Kumar
This definitely sounds like a comfort curry for the weekend – easy to make and delicious to eat. I like the combination with rice.
Homemade & Yummy
Since it is so easy…I love it for busy weeknights.
Adriana Lopez Martn
I have a fancy for curries and chickpeas. Yoru recipe looks really nice and a godo replacement to chana masala other favorite of mine =)
Homemade & Yummy
It is easy and delicious…but so is chana masala!!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
We make chick pea curry so often, but have never made with coconut milk. I am literally drooling over the creaminess of the curry and can’t wait to try some soon. I always have some canned coconut milk and chickpeas at home.
Homemade & Yummy
I love making curries with coconut milk.
swathi
You made chickpea curry exotic with coconut milk and also i like the idea of adding bell pepper and spinach. I will finish a bowl of rice with this creamy curry.
Homemade & Yummy
It really is a simple, quick delicious dish.
Ali Hanson
The sauce looks so good. I love chickpeas as well, this will be a good addition to the meatless Monday line up.
Homemade & Yummy
The sauce is great for rice…or dipping in some naan!!
Byron Thomas
This is weeknight perfection! We love curry and we love chickpeas and make a similar dish to this regularly. I’m going to try your version though – I’m loving the fresh chopped tomatoes in there!
Homemade & Yummy
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Noel Lizotte
What a hearty, filling dish this is!
Like you, I grew up in a family that didn’t test the culinary waters ..,. and growing up on a farm, 15 miles from town, take out didn’t happen.
Indian curries have always fascinated my, but I’ve been leery of trying them … this one may be my foray into the world of curry.
Homemade & Yummy
Don’t be leery…explore the flavours of the world.
Helene D'Souza
I just came across a silent video recipe clip with chickpea curry yesterday and now I see your gorgeous curry and I am craving it. We make a coconut chana curry here which tastes like sambar with cucumber tree fruits. Love that kind of food! 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
Yes it is so easy and delicious. Yours sounds wonderful as well. I have never heard of cucumber tree fruits.