Curried chickpeas

Lets go make the curried chickpeas

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1-2 red chillies, deseeded and chopped
• 1 clove
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 2 small tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Method

1. Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Fry the cumin, chillies, clove, cinnamon and bay leaf together until the cumin starts to crackle. Tip in the onion, turmeric and a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 mins until starting to soften, then add the garlic.
2. Continue cooking 4-5 mins until the onion is soft, then add chickpeas, paprika, black pepper and ground coriander. Give everything a good stir so the chickpeas are well coated in the spices.
3. Add the tomatoes and 2 tbsp water. Cook on a medium heat until tomatoes are soft and the sauce is thick and pulpy. Take off the heat and sprinkle on the coriander.