I use cremini mushrooms here since they are very firm, but ordinary white mushrooms will do as well. You may add finely chopped fresh green chilies (1–2 teaspoons) toward the end of the cooking, as many Indians do, if you want the dish to be hotter. This may be served at a meal but also makes a wonderful snack as a “wrap” if rolled inside any flatbread. Thinly sliced onions, cilantro, and chopped tomatoes may be rolled inside too. Any chutney from this book or good-quality store-bought salsa could be used instead of the onion-cilantro-tomato mixture.
Recipe information
Yield
serves 4
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Pour the oil into a wide pan and set over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the cumin seeds and cinnamon. Let the spices sizzle for a few seconds. Then add the onions. Stir and fry until the edges of the onions brown a bit. Add the ginger and garlic and stir once or twice. Add the mushrooms. Stir until they are wilted. Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric, and cayenne. Stir a few times. Add the tomato and 1/2 cup of either the chickpea liquid from an organic can or water. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook 10 minutes.
Step 2
Add the drained chickpeas, salt, and 1 cup of the organic chickpea liquid or water or a mixture of the two. Bring to a simmer. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook gently for 15–20 minutes, stirring now and then.
