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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For Balti Paste Dry Curry: Combine cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, and yellow mustard seeds in dry frying pan. Toast over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring steadily, until they begin to release an aroma. Transfer to bowl to cool. | 2. Place in spice grinder and grind to fine powder. Move to bowl and stir in turmeric and paprika. Set aside. | 3. For Balti Paste: Heat oil in heavy saucepan. Add onion, garlic, ginger, and whole Thai chili, and sauté over medium heat until soft but not golden. Transfer to blender along with lime zest and juice, and process to a paste. Stir in Balti Dry Curry spice mixture. Set aside to cool. Add salt and pepper to taste. | 4. For Lettuce Bowls: Place drained chickpeas in mixing bowl. Spoon half the Balti Paste overtop, using a spatula to gently fold it in so chickpeas are lightly coated. Store extra in tightly sealed container in refrigerator for up to 1 week for another use. | 5. Line 4 serving plates with lettuce leaves. Place scoop of curried chickpeas in lettuce bowl. Scatter with diced tomato and cucumber. Top with generous dollop of yogurt and chopped cilantro. Serve each with lime wedge. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cinnamon	1	inch		-	-	-	-
cumin seed	2	teaspoons		15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
fenugreek seed	1	teaspoon		11.950999999999999	2.1590000000000003	0.851	0.2372
yellow mustard seed	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
turmeric	1	tablespoon		29.328000000000003	6.3112	0.9099	0.3055
paprika	1	tablespoon		19.176	3.6713	0.9615	0.8765
coconut oil	1	tablespoon		121.31200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.4722
onion	1		peeled chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
garlic clove	3			-	-	-	-
gingerroot	1	tablespoon	peeled minced	-	-	-	-
red thai chile	1			-	-	-	-
lime juice zest	1/2		juice	-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
chick pea	2	cups	canned rinsed drained	-	-	-	-
lettuce leaf	4			-	-	-	-
tomato	4		firm ripe seeded diced	248.2759	55.0525	12.9535	2.1589
english cucumber	1	cup	diced unpeeled	-	-	-	-
greek yogurt	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
cilantro	1/2	cup	chopped	1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
lime wedge	6			-	-	-	-

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