Sour Chickpeas or Khatte Chhole

These spicy chickpeas are also known as sour chickpeas and khatte chhole

This sour chickpea dish, also known as khatte chhole, is a tasty recipe for spicy chickpeas in a curry sauce with a chilli, ginger, onion and lemon juice dressing. If you want a vegan curry recipe with a zesty kick then this is definitely one to try!

Course appetiser, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 398kcal

Author Corina Blum adapted from Madhur Jaffrey

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Dressing

½ chilli pepper finely sliced
¼ small onion finely diced
10 g root ginger finely diced or grated
1 lemon juiced
Pinch salt

Ingredients for the chickpeas

¾ onion
½ chilli pepper
2 tomatoes diced
400 g tin of chickpeas rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon garam masala

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Make the sour dressing first. In a small bowl put half of the chilli pepper, the ginger and ¼ of the onion. Pour the lemon juice over the top and add a pinch of salt. Leave until ready to serve.
Cook the rest of the onion and chilli pepper in a saucepan until soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for another couple of minutes.
Then add the chickpeas, the spices and about 200ml of water. Bring up to the boil then lower the heat to a simmer about for 20 minutes.
When ready to serve, either stir the dressing into the chickpeas or serve it on top of the chickpeas.

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

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