Chickpea soup recipe – Thick, creamy and delicious chickpea soup made with pantry staples. Chickpeas are one of the staple legumes in Indian cuisine. Most Indian homes pretty much cook them every week either to make chana masala or punjabi chole. We also use them to make rice pilafs, biryani & chaat snacks. Making soup with chickpeas is not so much common.
With young fussy kids at home, I often end up experimenting something and come up with delicious foods.
This chickpea soup just happened on a rainy day when I was left with lots of soaked chickpeas. Since then it has become a favorite at home and is been made time and again.
The recipe needs only a handful of ingredients and does not use much of spices. It is creamy, delicious, protein rich and filling.
I usually toast bread in the oven and make some croutons to go with this. The family is happy anytime to have this.
You can also serve this soup with some sandwiches or cheese toast.
I have made this more often when my kids were toddlers considering the nutrition. So if you have toddlers and kids, make it more often. I am sure they will love this.
This can be served for breakfast, evening after school snack or even for a brunch.
If you love the spicy foods then you can add some green chilli paste and whole spices while you simmer the soup. You can also add any seasonings of your choice.
So whenever I soak chickpeas to make chana masala. I often set aside some in the fridge for the following days to make this chickpea soup.
This recipe can also be made with canned chickpeas to cut down soaking and cook time.
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For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- ½ cup Chickpeas or 1 cup canned chickpeas
- Salt as needed
- 1 cup Water as needed
- 10 mint leaves chopped
- 2 tbsps Lemon juice
- ¼ to ½ tsp pepper powder
Tempering
- 1 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ inch ginger chopped
Instructions
- Wash and soak chickpeas for about 8 to 10 hours.
- Cook chickpeas till soft or for 2 to 3 whistles with 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker. You can also cook them in a pot.
- Once the pressure comes down, set aside to cool.
- Blend this to a smooth puree with additional water to bring it to the desired consistency.
How to make chickpea soup
- Pour ghee to a hot pot.
- Add cumin and ginger. Saute for 30 to 60 seconds.
- Next add turmeric.
- Pour the blended chickpea mixture and then add more water to bring it to a consistency.
- Bring it to a gentle boil.
- Add salt and turn off.
- Next add mint leaves & pepper.
- Cool down slightly and then squeeze in lemon juice. You can serve warm with croutons or cutlets too.
Notes
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
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Anjali says
Nice recipes you are giving to all thank you so much
swasthi says
Welcome Anjali
srinu says
Very good yummy
shravani says
I tried this and it is very tasty. Thank you Swasti
Sridevi M says
healthy & filling soup
kumar says
THIS SOUP LOOKS SO BRIGHT AND SUNNY,PERFECT SIP FOR A RAINY DAY…TERRIFIC FLAVORS:-)
Suja Manoj says
Healthy filling soup,comfort.
Subha Subramanian says
Delicious soup for a great breakfast……;):):)looks yum……..
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Sanoli Ghosh says
Healthy but yummy soup. Never tried it before, bookmarked it.
Chitz says
Healthy & filling soup.. Looks yum 🙂
Priya Suresh says
Wonderful soup, loving this interesting dish.
Manjula Bharath says
wow very very inviting and healthy soup 🙂 love the pictorials 🙂
Sapana Behl says
Wonderful Indian style soup !
linsy patel says
love chickpea any style, looks yummy and healthy.
Preeti Tamilarasan says
like the ingredients u have used here.. it has got unique taste..
Sangeetha Priya says
delicious n healthy soup…
Kaveri Venkatesh says
Healthy and wholesome soup…Looks yummy
Rafeeda AR says
Such a flavorful soup… yumm…
Harini M says
Such a nourishing n yummy soup.Looks inviting with those croutons
Navaneetham Krishnan says
Glad that you mentioned lemon juice for amchur powder because strange that I can't find it over here. Its a lovely soup, not so much for me but my other half adore such a pairing, the thick creamy soup with toast.<br /><br />Will try out for this Saturday meal before you gets all worked up over the football game towards the later part of the night.
Rumana Ambrin says
Comforting and healthy soup…
Sona S says
Healthy and delicious soup.