Friday, 10 February 2017 00:15

Chickpea Soup Recipe

It is one of those dishes which is perfect for your weight lose plan. Its tasty, filling and comforting.

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Chickpeas soup is one of those dishes which is perfect for your weight lose plan. Its tasty, filling and comforting. Only work is soaking chickpeas. Once that's ready rest all is easy peasy. You can flavour up the soup as per your choice. Here I have used basil powder.

Serve Chickpea Soup along with Garlic Bread for a weeknight healthy and light dinner.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Soup Recipes such as

  1. Tomato Noodle Soup Recipe
  2. Macaroni Minestrone Soup Pot Recipe
  3. Roasted Tomato and Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Cuisine: North Indian Recipes

Course: Dinner

Diet: High Protein Vegetarian

Equipments Used: Hard Anodised Kadai (Wok), KitchenAid Diamond Blender

Prep in 15 M

Cooks in 20 M

Total in 35 M

Makes: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Kabuli Chana (White Chickpeas)
  • 1 Onion , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Basil powder , or oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • Turmeric powder (Haldi) , a pinch 
  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • Lemon juice , to taste
  • Salt , to taste 

Directions for Chickpea Soup Recipe

  1. To begin making the Chickpea Soup recipe, wash and soak chickpeas for 8 to 10 hours. 

  2. Pressure cook chickpeas for 3 to 4 whistles till they are soft. While cooking add a cup of water and a pinch of turmeric. Allow the chickpeas to cool. 

  3. Once they are cool enough to handle, add some more water and blend the chickpeas to a super smooth paste. 

  4. Heat a teaspoon oil in a wok. Saute chopped onions, ginger garlic paste till raw smell goes. 

  5. Add chickpeas puree and add water as required to get the desired consistency.

  6. Add salt, basil powder, chilli flakes and bring it to boil. 

  7. Finally, add freshly ground pepper powder and few drops of lemon and boil for another 2 minutes. Serve hot.

  8. Serve Chickpea Soup along with Garlic Bread for a weeknight healthy and light dinner.