Looking for some new meal ideas to shake up your typical dinner routine? Try a little Indian inspired dish - Chana Masala.
My version doesn’t measure up to the traditional variety you might get at a restaurant, but it’s a little healthier and still tastes amazing.
Rather than using butter, I used butter flavored olive oil. And rather than cooking up white rice, I chose quinoa (mostly because I didn’t have any white rice!).
Chana Masala with Turmeric Cauliflower
Serves 4-6
2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2-3 cups chopped tomatoes and juices, fresh or canned
1 head cauliflower, chopped
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBS fresh ginger, minced
3 scallion stalks, chopped
4TBS olive oil (butter flavored if you have it!)
4-6 TBS garam masala spice
4 TBS turmeric
2 TBS cumin
2 tsp cayenne
Sea salt to season
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Toss cauliflower with 3 TBS olive oil, turmeric, 1 TBS cumin and a hearty dash of sea salt. Place in baking dish and bake for about 35 minutes or until soft.
-Meanwhile, heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add 1 TBS olive oil. Saute onion, garlic and ginger until soft and fragrant. Add remaining spices and a pinch of sea salt. Stir to combine and cook 1 minute.
- Add in tomatoes and chickpeas and cook on medium for about 10 minutes. Add coconut milk during last several minutes of cooking and taste to determine if it needs additional garam masala or salt.
- Serve with rice or quinoa and cauliflower. Top with scallion
Nutrition per serving (1 cup chana masala with 1 cup cauliflower)
Calories: 340 Total Fat:9g Sat Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated: 2g Monounsaturated: 6g Carbohydrates: 49g Fiber: 12g Protein: 12g
This dish is also a great source of Vitamin A, potassium, B-vitamins, iron, and zinc.
This looks good and will definitely try it, if I can find the spice.
xoxoxo
You can make tons of this stuff with all the tomatoes you have! I’m sure Meijer’s will have the spice. Now, we just have to get Dad to like it