Indian Style Rice w/ Chickpea & Award

I've been making this rice since I learned how to make it at my husband's co-worker's house about a month ago. Now I have my own recipe for it. I love the flavors of Indian food. Coriander and cumin are two of my favorite seasonings. This rice is extremely easy to fix. I make it for lunch quite often when I don't know what to eat or when I want something flavorful and yummy. I discovered chickpeas recently and love it. I usually don't like beans but I love chickpeas. But if you don't have chickpeas on hand, you can omit it.

Indian Style Rice w/ Chickpea

Printable Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped (optional)
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 cup frozen peas
1 1/2 cups Basmatic or Jasmine rice
3 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a large pot (I use a non-stick pot), heat oil over medium-high heat and add the onions and stir until they are softened. Add coriander and cumin seeds and stir until the seeds have blackened, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining seasonsing, ground coriander and cumin, chili powder, and curry powder and stir until all the seasonings are mixed well, about 1-2 minutes. Add the chickpeas and frozen peas and stir to coat them in the seasonings.

Add the rice into the seasoning and onion mixture and stir well to coat the rice with the seasonings, about 2 minutes. Pour the water into the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Let the rice cook, about 10-15 minutes. Stir the rice before serving.

Enjoy!

 

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