Indian chickpea & vegetable soup

10-30 minutes 200 kcal or less carrot carrots cheap chickpea chickpeas easy garam masala green bean green beans healthy lunchbox make ahead packed lunch recipes quick soups spicy chickpea soup vegan vegetarian vegetarian lunch

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Makes 4 lunches

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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

Method

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.