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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. 1. Place chickpeas in a large pan and add double the volume of cold water. Bring to the boil and boil vigorously for about 10 minutes. Skim off any scum that rises to surface using a slotted spoon. Lower heat, cover pan with a tight fitting lid and simmer chickpeas for about 11/2 to 2 hours or until chickpeas are tender. | 2. 2. Meanwhile, break up the tamarind and soak in the boiling water for about 20 minutes. Rub the tamarind through a strainer into a bowl. Discard any stones or fibre left in the strainer. | 3. 3. Heat the oil in a large heavy pan and fry the cumin seeds for 2 minutes, until they splutter. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli and fry for 5 minutes. | 4. 4. Stir in the cumin and coriander with the tumeric and salt and fry for 3 or 4 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. | 5. 6. Drain the chickpeas and add to the tomato mixture together with the garam masala and tamarind pulp. Cover and simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes. | 6. 7. Garnish with chopped chilli and onion before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
garbanzo bean	250	g	soaked dried	945.0	157.375	51.175	15.1
tamarind pulp	50			-	-	-	-
water	120	ml	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
vegetable oil	30	ml		237.8454	0.0	0.0	27.5923
cumin seed	2 1/2			19.6875	2.3226	0.935	1.1692
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
gingerroot	2 1/2		grated	12.0	2.6655	0.273	0.1125
green chile	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
cumin	5	ml	ground	19.6875	2.3226	0.935	1.1692
coriander	5	ml	ground	5.4414	1.0041	0.2259	0.3245
turmeric	1 1/2		ground	14.04	3.0213	0.4356	0.1462
salt	2 1/2			-	-	-	-
tomato	250		peeled chopped	15517.2414	3440.7796	809.5952	134.9325
garam masala	2 1/2			-	-	-	-
chili pepper			chopped	-	-	-	-
onion			chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.