Brown Chickpeas with Okra

Name: Brown Chickpeas with Okra
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins brown chickpeas; 2 green chillies, or to taste; 2 tbsp shop-bought fried onions; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 1 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil; 400 g (14 oz) frozen sliced okra; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 2 tbsp tomato paste; Fine sea salt, to taste; 1 tsp mango powder; 1 tsp garam masala; Large handful of fresh coriander (cilantro); Large handful of fresh coriander (cilantro)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Dad said that okra needed to be treated with kindness and spiced delicately.

Ingredients

2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins brown chickpeas
2 green chillies, or to taste
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Asia
India
Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Fill and boil the kettle.
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Slit the green chillies lengthways.
Set a wok on a medium heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: 200ml (7fl oz/¾ cup plus 2 tbsp) hot kettle water, fried onions, green chillies, garlic paste, ginger paste, vinegar, cumin seeds, ghee or vegetable oil, okra, chickpeas, t