INDIAN CHICKPEA & VEGETABLE SOUP

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

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Time 25m

Yield Makes 4 lunches

Number Of Ingredients 9

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 chickpea , drained
100g green bean , chopped

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Fat 6 grams fat, Carbohydrate 23 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.66 milligram of sodium