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Chana Masala with Rice

Name: Chana Masala with Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 480 g chickpeas (cooked/canned); 200 g onions; 15 g garlic; 15 g ginger; 800 g canned chopped tomatoes; 12 g spices (mixed); 25 g rapeseed oil; 8 g fresh herbs; 40 g lemons; 280 g basmati rice (dry)

A Indian dinner for 4, fully plant-based, freezes well for batch cooking, easy on the weekly budget.

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40 minprep + cook

4servings

577 kcalper serving

19.2 gprotein

~€1.06per serving*

Ingredients (serves 4)

480 g chickpeas (cooked/canned)
200 g onions
15 g garlic
15 g ginger
800 g canned chopped tomatoes
12 g spices (mixed)
25 g rapeseed oil
8 g fresh herbs
40 g lemons
280 g basmati rice (dry)

Method

Fry onion deeply golden; add garlic, ginger and spices.
Add tomatoes and chickpeas; simmer 20 min, crushing a few chickpeas to thicken.
Finish with lemon and coriander.
Serve with rice. One of the cheapest dinners in the database.

Allergens: none of the 14 EU-listed allergens. Spice: 1/3.

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