Chole ~ Indian Flare Spinach N' Chickpeas

Thoughts & Inspiration

A delicious version of Indian style Chole!  The flavors will warm your heart and leave you craving more!  It's a quick, simple and decadent dish!

Cook Time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients
1 Tbsp oil (vegetable or olive oil)

1/2 diced white or yellow onion

2 cloves of minced garlic 

1 package frozen spinach

1 can chickpeas (drained and washed)

1 can tomato sauce
1/4 cup water
1/4 stick of cinnamon

2 Tbsp garam masala

Pinch of kashmiri powder (or any Indian chili powder)

Pinch of sugar

Salt to taste 
3 Tbsp light cream
3 Tbsp fresh chopped cilantro (leaves and some of the stems) 

In a sauce pan, heat 1 Tbsp of oil on medium-low heat.  Add the diced onions and allow to sweat for about 3-4 minutes.  Add in the garlic and saute for another minute.  Next, add frozen (unthawed) spinach, chickpeas, tomato sauce, water and cinnamon stick.  Place a lid on the pan and let the spinach thaw on medium heat.  After about 5-6 minutes mix gently to help spinach finishing thawing.  Place lid back on and allow mixture to simmer for about 15 more minutes.  The spinach should now be completely thawed.  Add garam masala, kashmiri powder, sugar and salt.  Stir and cover for another 2-3 minutes.  Stir in cream and add 1/2 the chopped cilantro.  

When serving, sprinkle the remaining cilantro on top.

Note:  If you don't like spinach, you can easily eliminate this vegetable from the entire recipe.

**This dish tastes great served over a bed of rice or accompanied with Naan (Indian bread).