"Sticky sesame chickpea is an epic 15 minutes easy chickpeas recipe with delicious 5 ingredients sticky sesame sauce!"
Sticky Sesame Chickpeas
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Everyone needs a go-to meal they can make with a can of chickpeas. This pantry-friendly dish has a maple-sweetened garlic and ginger sauce you’ll want to put on everything. We love serving this with rice, but could be served with your favorite noodles for a spin on sesame noodles! This recipe is featured in our Special Edition Meal Plan celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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Prep time 5mins
Cook time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 4
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ingredients
- 2 28 ounce cans chickpeas, rinsed
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 1/2 tablespoons chopped ginger
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 6 tablespoons vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or tamari
- 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- 3 tablepoons honey or maple syrup
Method
Step 1
Start with cleaning the can chickpeas, drain, and rinse the chickpeas until no bubble remains, and set it aside.
Step 2
Heat a saucepan over low to medium heat and add olive oil. And add minced garlic, and ginger, saute for a few minutes or until fragrant.
Step 3
Take a small bowl and mix cornstarch or arrowroot powder and 2 tbsp water or vegetable broth and mix properly until no lumps remain.
Step 4
Now add soy sauce and sesame oil to the saucepan with the garlic, maple syrup or honey, rice vinegar, and add 3 tablespoons of vegetable broth and whisk everything together.
Step 5
Stir the arrowroot mixture into the saucepan and combine everything together. Simmer the sauce over a low flame and when the bubble starts to form, add the drained chickpeas and stir until they are properly coated.
Step 6
Cook the sticky sesame sauce and chickpeas on low heat until the sauce becomes to thicken up a bit for about 5 to 8 minutes. Stir the mixture. Now, turn off the heat and let the chickpeas sit in the sticky sesame sauce to allow the chickpeas to soak up all the flavor.