• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Eat Well Spend Smart
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Money Saving Tips
    • Meal Plans
    • Gardening
  • Shop
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipe Index
  • Money Saving Tips
  • Meal Plans
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Easy chickpea curry

    January 2, 2019 by Tara Buss 5 Comments

    Sharing is caring!

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    A quick pantry meal like this easy chickpea curry is a busy momma's dream. With just a few ingredients like chickpeas, curry powder, coconut milk, and honey that can all be found in your well-stocked pantry, you're well on your way to a healthy and delicious dinner in no time. Chickpea curry checks all of my boxes for a weeknight dinner that is keeping our family eating well and spending smart.

    Chickpea curry

    We are a meat eating family, but I do like to use the strategy of eating meatless meals once or twice a week to balance out the more expensive food items.  It also has the benefit of keeping variety in our diets by eating different meals than what we would normally eat that contain meat.  Eating meatless is easier said than done when you have a meat and potatoes loving husband who grew up eating primarily vegetarian and now has an aversion to vegetarian food. It takes a lot to win him over, but I keep on trying.

    He took a couple of bites of this chickpea curry and said, "Mmm that's pretty good!" I call that a pretty big win coming from him. The creaminess from the curry sauce and the chickpeas just scream comfort food.  I never met a curry I didn't like, and this one was no exception.

    Chickpea curry step by step

    1. Start by sautéing some onions.

    Onions sautéing in a dutch oven

    2. Next add your curry powder and garlic and cook for a bit to bloom the spices.

    Curry powder being dumped into dutch oven with sautéd onions.

    3. Add in your chickpeas.

    A can of chickpeas being poured into dutch oven.

    4. Next add your liquids: coconut milk and honey. Simmer.

    Honey being poured into chickpea curry sauce.

    5. Lastly add a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach in and wilt. Taste and make sure the flavors are to your liking.  All curry powders have a bit different heat levels so you may need to add more.

    A handful of spinach going into a pot of chickpea curry.

    Serve alongside hot rice or cauliflower rice.

    A plate of chickpea curry made with pantry ingredients.

    Chickpea and spinach curry with white rice on a white plate. Red pot with ladle scooping chickpea curry in background.
    Print Pin
    5 from 3 votes

    Easy chickpea curry

    An easy pantry meal that is healthy and inexpensive.
    Course Main Course
    Keyword chickpea curry
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes
    Servings 4
    Author Tara Buss

    Ingredients

    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • ½ c onions diced
    • 1 tbsp curry powder or more to taste
    • 2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 2 15.5 oz can chickpeas drained
    • 13 oz can coconut milk
    • 1 tbsp honey or more to taste
    • 2 handfuls spinach
    • 2 c rice

    Instructions

    • Cook rice according to package directions and set aside.
    • Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pot or small Dutch oven.
    • Sauté onion until golden and tender.
    • Add garlic and curry powder and cook for one minute.
    • Add chickpeas, coconut milk, and honey. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
    • At the end, stir in a handful or two of spinach and wilt.
    • Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.  Serve over hot rice.

    Notes

    All curry powders are a little different in heat level and taste. You may need to add more to your liking.
    « Chicken and wild rice soup
    Simple skillet pork chops: a beginner recipe »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Shelby @Fitasamamabear

      January 07, 2019 at 6:28 pm

      5 stars
      I could totally live off curry lol

      Reply
    2. Susannah

      January 11, 2019 at 5:23 pm

      5 stars
      I love curries with chickpeas! I make mine from dried, so even cheaper 🙂 Pinning the recipe!

      Reply
    3. Mary Voogt

      January 12, 2019 at 4:32 am

      I've only ever tried making curry once. And it wasn't great. I may have to try this!

      Reply
    4. Carol Little R.H. @studiobotanica

      January 18, 2019 at 5:04 pm

      5 stars
      Cannot wait to try this! Looks easy + delish too!!
      Pinning and will make asap!!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Tara Buss headshot

    Hi, I'm Tara! Mom, wife, and frugal living expert. I believe you can feed your family well even when money and time are tight. Let me show you how.

    More about me →

    5 SECRETS TO SAVE MONEY ON FOOD

    5 quick lessons delivered to your inbox.

    You can unsubscribe anytime. No spam, promise.

    Thank you!

    You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

    .

    Popular

    • How to sauté chicken tenders
    • Crockpot pinto beans
    • Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipe (Without Buttermilk)
    • Homemade Basic Cheese Sauce

    Grab my E-book

    Eat well spend smart ebook

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2022 Eat Well Spend Smart