One pot yellow rice with marinated chickpeas

One pot yellow rice with marinated chickpeas

By Chloe Dao
25’ Prep time
25’ Cook time
50’ Total time
436 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

This one pot yellow rice with marinated chickpeas is a delicious vegetarian one pot meal. it is creamy, flavorful and packed with cauliflower, spinach, and fresh herbs.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Prepare the marinated garbanzo beans. Add all of the ingredients for the marinated garbanzo beans to a large bowl. Toss ingredients together until the garbanzo beans are covered in spices. Place the garbanzo beans into the microwave for 1 minute on high and then let them sit for 15 minutes.
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Step 2

When the garbanzo beans are ready, heat a large Dutch oven over medium/high heat. Add 2 tablespoons ghee.
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Step 3

When the ghee is melted and fragrant add the onion to the dutch oven and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic, toss, and sauté for an additional 1 minutes.
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Step 4

Add the basmati rice, turmeric, curry powder, salt, coriander, and ginger to the dutch oven. Toss the ingredients together and toast the rice for 4-5 minutes.
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Step 5

Next, add the cauliflower and garbanzo beans (+ the marinade) to the Dutch oven and toss so that all the ingredients are coated in ghee and spices.
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Step 6

Add the broth to the Dutch oven. Be sure all of the ingredients are submerged in broth.
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Step 7

Bring the broth to a boil and then turn the heat to medium/low and cover the Dutch oven.
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Step 8

Let the Dutch oven simmer over medium/low heat for 15-20 minutes.
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Step 9

All of the liquid should absorb after 15-20 minutes.
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Step 10

Add the spinach to the pot, toss with the rice, and cover the dutch oven for 2 minutes until the spinach has wilted.
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Step 11

Remove the dutch oven from the heat and top with parsley, mint, feta, and pine nuts.
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Step 12

Enjoy on its own or serve with naan bread.

Tips and Warnings

  • Be sure you marinate the garbanzo beans, it adds so much flavor. 
  • If you don’t have ghee you can use olive oil or sunflower oil. 
  • Be sure to toast the rice, it really does add depth of flavor and cuts the cook time down.

Ingredient

  • Chopped fresh spinach
    Chopped fresh spinach
  • Feta crumbles
    Feta crumbles
  • Lemon juice
    Lemon juice
    14.79 ml
  • Curry powder
    Curry powder
    7.39 ml
  • Vegetable broth
    Vegetable broth
    532.32 ml
  • Turmeric
    Turmeric
    14.79 ml
  • Ground ginger
    Ground ginger
    1.23 ml
  • Ground coriander
    Ground coriander
    2.46 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    2.46 ml
  • Cayenne pepper
    Cayenne pepper
    0.62 ml
  • Pine nuts
    Pine nuts
    29.57 ml
  • Ground cumin
    Ground cumin
    4.93 ml
  • Medium white onion
    Medium white onion
    0.5
  • Large head cauliflower
    Large head cauliflower
    0.5
  • Fresh parsley
    Fresh parsley
    29.57 ml
  • Basmati rice
    Basmati rice
    236.59 ml
  • Canned garbanzo beans
    Canned garbanzo beans
    850.49 g
  • Chopped fresh spinach
    Chopped fresh spinach
    473.18 ml
  • Feta crumbles
    Feta crumbles
    44.36 ml
  • Fresh ginger
    Fresh ginger
    7.39 ml
  • Fresh mint
    Fresh mint
    14.79 ml
  • Granulated garlic
    Granulated garlic
    9.86 ml
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    5 pcs
  • Ghee
    Ghee
    29.57 ml
  • Melted ghee
    Melted ghee
    14.79 ml

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