1 Pot Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry. Easy Peanut or Almond Butter Curry with Summer veggies and Chickpeas. Serve over rice or cooked grains. Vegan Glutenfree Soy-free Recipe. Pin this post.
Peanut Butter sauce is a current favorite in the house. Its easy, the flavor profile is loved by everyone and is versatile. Change up the flavors with thai red curry paste, or soy sauce, or Indian spices and herbs, or african chile blend. Add veggies, tofu or beans or lentils of choice!
This Easy Chickpea Curry uses the peanut butter or almond butter sauce with Indian spices, Turmeric, red bell pepper, carrots, summer squash. Blend onion garlic ginger and cook to roast. Fold in the spices and turmeric. Add the veggies, chickpeas, nut butter and broth and simmer until all the flavors come together. Garnish with cilantro or basil and a dash of lime. Curried Peanut butter Sauce + Turmeric = Sunshine.
Cinnamon and Cardamom add a fabulous flavor profile to this sauce. Cardamom is available in whole pods, seeds or powder form easily in Indian or Asian stores for much cheaper or online. You can use other spices of choice. Make this golden chickpea curry and serve over rice or cooked grains of choice.
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- Lentils & Veggies in Thai Peanut Sauce GF
- Chickpeas in Firecracker sauce with crunchy salad. GF
- Chickpeas in Teriyaki sauce in steamed Bao bun.
Add other veggies of choice like broccoli or eggplant, use lentils or other beans, add in chunks of juicy mango or lychees for variation.
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Chickpeas in Turmeric Peanut Butter Curry Recipe 1 Pot
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (40 g) chopped onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch knob of ginger
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) oil
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) ground cumin
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) or more ground coriander
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) cinnamon
- ¼ tsp (0.25 tsp) cardamom optional
- ⅓ tsp (0.33 tsp) or more cayenne
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) or more turmeric
- 3 tbsp or more peanut butter or almond butter
- ½ cup (125 ml) non dairy milk like coconut or almond milk
- ¾ cup (187.5 ml) water or broth
- ½ (0.5) red bell pepper sliced
- ½ cup (64 g) or more sliced carrots
- ½ cup (56.5 g) or more sliced summer squash or zucchini
- 15 oz (425.24 g) can chickpeas drained and washed or 1.5 cups cooked, or use cooked lentils
- ½ tsp (0.5 tsp) or more salt
- 1 tsp or more sugar or other sweetener of choice
- ½ to 1 tsp lime juice
- ¼ cup (4 g) chopped cilantro or use 2 tbsp thai basil
- pepper flakes to taste
Instructions
- Blend the onion, ginger, garlic with 2 to 3 tbsp water until smooth. Keep aside. I use a NutriBullet and the small amount works in the small blender. Alternatively, finely mince the onion, garlic and ginger as use.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, add cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, cayenne and cook until fragrant. 15 to 30 seconds.
- Add in the onion puree to the skillet and mix. Mix in the turmeric and cook until the mixture is well roasted and onion does not smell raw. 7 to 9 minutes. Stir occasionally. (Cook at a slightly lower heat if using minced onion garlic).
- Add in the nut butter, non dairy milk and mix in. it will take a half minute for the nut butter to mix. Add water. Mix well.
- Add the veggies and chickpeas, salt, sugar. Mix, cover and bring to a boil. 4 mins. Reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Mix in the lime juice and cilantro. Taste and adjust salt and heat. Add red pepper flakes to taste and mix in. At this point you can also mix in some baby greens, and adjust the curry consistency (add more non dairy milk or cook longer for thicker).
- Continue to simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes until the curry thickens a little. Serve over rice or cooked grains of choice.
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Tanya
Another great recipe that I’ll make again and again! I threw in some eggplant and pineapple as I had it on hand and it was delicious. Perfect over brown rice.
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So glad you like it!
Lisa
Oh so yummy! Easy dish to put together with resulting big flavor. I also added some broccoli and cauliflower that I needed to use up. A variety of vegetables can be substituted in this recipe. Wonderful over brown rice or whatever grain you prefer. It’s a keeper!
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So happy you liked it! Cauliflower and broccoli are great additions.
Najiba
Very delicious recipe. I just made it ❤️❤️ thank you 😊
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Thank you for commenting! Glad you liked it.
Sue
We enjoyed this with mushrooms in place of the squash. Thanks Richa.
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So good to hear!
Genie
Made this for supper last night. It was very easy and had my husband’s favorite ingredient — peanut butter.
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Awesome!
Pamela
I just made this for the first time and it is incredible. As another review stated, it is so easy to sub in whichever veggies and protein are on hand, and it still tastes wonderful. Another addition to the rotation. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes!
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Happy to hear!
Jean Simmons
Full of flavour but not spicy. This was a lovely recipe especially because it has no chili so my 6 year old daughter loved it. Creamy and delicious ! Squish lime on top- you won’t regret it ! The lime and coconut and ginger – amazing.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
Mila
I love all your recipes because of how flexible the ingredients and quantities are. This one is very tasty with ingredients that I had in the pantry. I’m glad you suggested pineapple because I didn’t want to run out to the grocery store for squash and red pepper.
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Glad it worked out!!
Holly Cozzi-Burr
Great with red and yellow lentils as mentioned . I added Gram Masala.
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🙂 glad you enjoyed!
Katrina
This recipe is sooooooo delicious, wow! Definitely keeping this one in my rotazione from now on!! And really versatile if you want to change up which veggies you throw in! I love the Chickpeas in it!
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Thank you, Katrina!
Tricia
Usually add tamarind instead of lime, and some cauliflower…great over quinoa. So adaptable and tasty!!
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🙂
Charlaine
Fantastic I’ll be making this regularly!!
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yay!
Brown
We love this, in our house.Brown
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thank you! don’t forget to rate!
Valarie
Very adaptable and delicious!
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Thank you!
Nikoleta K
Amazing as always! 🙏🏻
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Thank you!
Ashley
I have a question about the nutrition information! Is it for the whole recipe or per serving?
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one serving
Esther
Loved this! So delicious. I used tofu as the protein and chopped kale at the end. Definitely adding this recipe to my supper repertoire.
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I’m glad you enjoyed! Kale is a great idea.
Deborah
Love this recipe!!! The taste is amazing!
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thanks Deborah
Maneesha
Beautiful recipe, Richa! I added some sriracha, soy sauce, and garam masala to give it an Indo-Asian flair!
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oh!
spicy
Darlene
Delicious! I used the veggies suggested but more of them. Good flavour, especially with the addition of the cardamom. The leftovers will be my lunches for the week!
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Wonderful!
scrappy
Tasty and comes together in no time. We like to make extra sauce and load up on the vegetables. Our favorite veg combo is pepper, broccoli, yellow zucchini and kale. Sometimes we throw in some red cabbage too!
I really like how mild this curry comes out so I can share it with those who cannot tolerate any heat. I’ll add lots of crushed red pepper flakes to mine for some heat.
^_^
Richa
Awesome
Brittany
This was a quick dish that I had all the ingredients for in the pantry. I think I will double it next time so I have leftovers.
Richa
Awesome
Cecilia
Delicious! I cook just about everything on the stove in a tagine. It works very well and looks as good and apetizing as on the recipe itself.
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luv tagines!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Janet
Can this be doubled and half of it frozen for a second meal?
Richa
Yes
Stephanie
Love this recipe!! Has anyone tried making it in a slow cooker? How did you go about it?
Angie Meyers
Absolutely delicious. Thank you so much for your effort and sharing this, it was great!
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thanks for popping in ♡
Emerald Farrar
So good. Omitted the sugar and with the sweet veggies it wasn’t missed. A little plain yogurt and some rice… perfect and quick.
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perfect thanks for popping in
Elsa
This has been in our regular rotation for years. Just the perfect about of flavour 😉
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wow – years – thank you
Lydia
I love this recipe! I added green peas, frozen cauliflower and spinach. Thank you for your wonderful recipes:)
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yummy. thank you for stopping by
Ripley
Amazing!! Very easy and great flavours!! Thanks, Richa, your recipes are aleays a huge success!!
paula rothman
this was fantastic! used full fat coconut milk, and added eggplant, spinach and cauliflower! superb
Becky
Hi Richa,
How much garam masala would you recommend putting in it? Would you just stir it through once it’s off the heat? Thanks!
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1/2 tsp should do the trick added in with the other spices
Jessica Ali
I don’t have cardamom or coriander. But I do have paprika, cinnamon, cumin, Turmeric and Cheyenne pepper. Would adding star anise help The flavor since I’m missing the 2 mentioned?
Richa
There’s enough flavor overall so just omit.
Kay
Only difference I made was putting powdered peanut butter in place of whole peanut butter. So delicous.
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thanks Kay! I love using that in smoothies too
Linda
Really tasty recipe!
Rachel
A staple in our household. We don’t actually follow the recipe, we just throw whatever is on hand in. It cooks fast and always comes out delicious.
Richa
🙂
Vicky Rowe
Delicious, just made it for my lunch. Did it in my instant pot, just salted the onions etc in there first and then popped everything in and cooked for 2 mins.
Bought both of your books, loving all the recipes. So tasty. Thank you!
Richa
awesome!
Samantha Farrugia
Would this be okay to make in the instant pot? if so any idea how long?
Richa
saute according tothe recipe on saute mode, then pressure cook for 2 mins and natural release
Kelikaneki
My husband LOVES this dish. And what’s not to love?
Richa
Awesome!
dorothea tortilla
I just made this and it is fantastic! As I have cooked many of vegan Richa’s recipes, I knew ahead of time to assemble and chop, etc. everything ahead of time and then making it became a pleasure! I reduced the cayenne to 1/8 tsp. and added more coconut milk at the end. Just SO delicious! One other great thing is that it doesn’t make a ton of food and as I cook for just the two of us in our household, this recipe makes a good amount. I am sure I will be making it again.
Richa
yay!
Donna
Takes awhile to make but it’s so good it’s worth it. This is going to be a recipe I make again and again.
Laura
I made this for dinner tonight. It was really delicious. I will definitely make it again. My husband scraped his plate clean.
Richa
awesome!
Christine
What kind of lentils would you suggest using in this? I’m trying to make it earlier in the day to bring to a dinner later – I assume it will reheat well?
Richa
brown or green. cooked lentils. Add them towards the end to simmer for 3-5 mins.
Karen
This was absolutely delicious!!!!! I made a couple minor changes – I used water, not broth (plenty of flavor!!) ; instead of sugar I used maple syrup, omitted the cardamom. I did not use red pepper flakes at the end, I felt it was plenty spicy and I didn’t add baby greens at the end, because I didn’t have any. I served the curry over quinoa. One of my favorite recipes ever – I’ll be making this one over and over! Thank you!!
Sara
How much is one serving? The whole pot or a cup? Didn’t really say.
Richa
The recipe makes 3 servings.
Andrea
Hi Sara…if you look at the top of Richa’s recipes, just before ingredients you will see where she shows the serving sizes.
I see she added a new feature so that if you want to increase the recipe for more servings, it automatically changes the ingredients amounts to accommodate the number of servings.
I love her recipes…hope that helps
Katya
Great flavours and good balance of veg, chickpeas and sauce. I really like making the purée, it speeds up prep and cooking time. Will definitely make this again!
Elle
Nice but needed more flavor for me- I would use medium curry powder when I make something similar again. Very easy and quick to cook and fresh crunchy veg. I have another vegan satay curry recipe that I prefer.
paula rothman
would you share that satay recipe with us please