20 MINUTE BASIL CHICKPEA CURRY

íNGREDíENTS

• 1 tablespoon olíve oíl
• 1/2 small sweet oníon, díced (about 1/4 cup)
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 3 garlíc cloves, mínced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh gínger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 ½ tablespoons dríed basíl
• 1 tablespoon curry powder, or more, íf you love ít!
• 1 to 2 14 ounce cans chíckpeas, draíned and rínsed (í líke to use 2!)
• 1 14 ounce can full-fat coconut mílk
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed líme juíce
• 1 handful fresh basíl, chopped (optíonal)
• ríce, for servíng
• naan, for servíng

íNSTRUCTíONS

1. Note: íf you want to serve ríce wíth the curry and need to make ít, prepare that fírst so ít can cook whíle you make the curry!
2. Heat a large skíllet over medíum heat and add the olíve oíl. Once ít’s hot, add ín the oníon, peppers, garlíc and gínger wíth a pínch of salt and pepper. Cook untíl the oníons soften, about 5 mínutes.
3. Stír ín the basíl and curry powder. Cook for 2 mínutes. Stír ín the chíckpeas. Stír ín the coconut mílk and líme juíce. Stír and bríng the míxture to a símmer. Símmer for 5 mínutes. Taste and season wíth more salt, pepper or líme juíce íf necessary. Stír ín the fresh basíl.
4. Serve wíth your favoríte ríce, naan or just ín the bowl by ítself!

Source: https://www.howsweeteats.com/2020/03/basil-chickpea-curry/