Low-calorie lunch recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has vegetable oil, onion, ginger, garlic clove, garam masala, vegetable stock, carrot, chickpea and green bean.
Indian chickpea & vegetable soup
Course: Low-calorie lunch
Servings
4 - 8
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Vegetable Oil: 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, chopped
- Onion: 1 large onion, chopped
- Vegetable Stock: 850ml vegetable stock
- Carrot: 2 large carrots, quartered lengthways and chopped
- Chickpea: 400g can chickpea, drained
- Green Bean: 100g green bean, chopped
- Ginger: 1 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger
- Garam Masala: 1 tbsp garam masala
Directions
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry for 2 mins, then add the garam masala, give it 1 min more, then add the stock and carrots. Simmer for 10 mins, then add the chickpeas. Use a stick blender to whizz the soup a little. Stir in the beans and simmer for 3 mins. Pack into a flask or, if you've got a microwave at work, chill and heat up for lunch. Great with naan bread.
