Nourish: Chickpea tacos perfect for a plant-based diet

Ripsi Arora, MS, RD, LD, showed us how to make chickpea tacos during a live cooking demo for our Nourish Series. Learn how she put together this delicious vegetarian meal that only takes 30 minutes to make with canned chickpeas. Here's what you'll need:

• 1 cup dried chickpea or no salt added canned chickpeas.
• 1 medium tomato (Chopped)
• 1-2” ginger (Chopped)
• 1 tbsp cooking oil of your choice
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. red pepper
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 1 tsp. cilantro powder
• 1 tsp. chana masala (optional)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (for garnish)
• Whole wheat roti or tortilla

Ingredients for drizzle:

• 1 cup cilantro
• 1/4 medium onion
• 1/2 medium tomato
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp. salt
• Green chili or jalapeño (optional)
• 1 cup whole milk yogurt

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Nourish is our monthly cooking demonstration series where one of our registered dietitians shows us how to make a healthy, well-balanced recipe perfect for any season.

To see more recipes from our Nourish Series, visit the Mays Cancer Center's YouTube Channel.