Chickpea Feta and Pine-Nut Curry

This mixture is good to add to lightly cooked jasmine rice or flat-bread, or is fun to eat on its own as a healthy snack full of protein and flavor.

 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed (optional)
• 1-2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger root 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans
• 1/2 cup feta cheese (optional)

Directions

1. Lightly saute onions and garlic in olive oil. Add mustard seeds (optional).
2. Stir in garbanzo beans and their liquid. Toss beans in the oil over the heat for a minute.
3. Add ginger, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, curry salt, cayenne. Cook for 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly. 
4. Continue to cook and stir until all ingredients are well blended and heated through and beans are lightly browned.
5. In a separate small saute pan, lightly toast pine nuts and add them to this dish at the very end.
6. Add chopped tomatoes and let this simmer until the juices have mixed with the curry (if you wanted you could add 1 cup chopped squash here)
7. Turn off heat and add feta cheese (optional), lightly tossing the mixture together.