Butternut Squash Chickpea Curry | Kaddu Chole Subzi
Scrumptious Curry enriched with the flavor of Coconut Milk
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- Butternut Squash / Kaddu 200gms, Cubed
- 1 cup Chickpeas (Kondakadalai) Soaked Overnight
- 1 finely Onion Chopped
- 1 finely Tomato Chopped
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Finely Chopped
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 tablespoon Dry Kasoori Methi
- Salt As Needed
- Coriander Leaves For Garnishing
For Tempering
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
Instructions
Soaking Chickpeas
- Wash and soak chickpeas overnight or atleast for 8 hours. After 8-12 hours, drain the water from soaked chickpeas, add fresh water along with salt and pressure cook chickpeas for 4-5 whistles or till it is soft. We can use canned chickpeas instead of this soaking process
Tempering Process
- Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add chopped garlic and saute in oil. Next, to the pan, add the finely chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and saute the onions till translucent. Adding pinch of salt brings out the moisture in the onions thus helping onions to cook faster with less oil
Enrich with Masalas
- Time to add tomatoes along with turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala along with salt and give a good mix. Also crush kasoori methi and add it to the pan. Keep the flame in medium and allow the onion-tomato-spice mixture to coo for 5 mins or till the oil starts to ooze out
Time to add Chickpeas & Squash
- Once the onion-tomato mixture is cooked properly, add cubed butternut squash and cooked chickpeas and give a good mix. Add a cup of water and cover the pan with the lid and allow the masalas to get incorporated with squash and chickpeas
Enrich with Coconut Milk
- Once the curry is cooked nicely, add the coconut milk and stir well. Keep in very low flame for 2 mins and then switch off the flame. Garnish with Coriander Leaves and transfer the curry to the serving bowl
Serving Time
- Serve the delicious Butternut Squash Chickpea Curry | Kaddu Chole Subzi with roti / Naan and devour!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 11g | Sugar: 5g