Indian Chickpea & Vegetable Soup

Healthy, flavour-packed and low-cost, this soup's ideal for taking to work for lunch

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  Cook 15 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Makes 4 lunches

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  168

• Protein

  7g

• Carbs

  23g

• Fat

  6g

• Saturates

  0g

• Fibre

  6g

• Sugar

  10g

• Salt

  0.66g

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 850ml vegetable stock
• 2 large carrots, quartered lengthways and chopped
• 400g can chickpeas, drained
• 100g green beans, chopped

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then add the onion, ginger and garlic. Fry for 2 mins, then add the garam masala, give it 1 min more, then add the stock and carrots. Simmer for 10 mins, then add the chickpeas. Use a stick blender to whizz the soup a little. Stir in the beans and simmer for 3 mins. Pack into a flask or, if you’ve got a microwave at work, chill and heat up for lunch. Great with naan bread.

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