Indian chickpea & vegetable soup

• vegetable oil↗ tbsp
• large onion↗1

  chopped

• fresh root ginger tsp

  finely grated

• garlic clove↗

  chopped

• garam masala↗ tbsp
• vegetable stock↗850ml ml
• large carrots↗2

  quartered lengthways and chopped

• can chickpea↗400g g

  drained

• green bean↗100g g

  chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 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.