Dishes made with chickpea
27 dishes from around the world that list chickpea as a main ingredient.
HummusVegan
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreMashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon, and garlic, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
Sev puriVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCrispy puris topped with potatoes, chickpeas, chutneys and crunchy sev
Street food, Snacks
RechtaMeatرشتة
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Papri chaatVegetarianपापड़ी चाट
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreCrisp wafers topped with potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt and tangy chutneys
Street food, Snacks
PapadamVegan
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreThin, crisp flatbread made from lentil or other flours, served as a snack or side
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
PanipuriVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCrisp hollow puris filled with spiced potato and dipped in tangy, flavoured water
Street food, Snacks
MinestroneVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalyHearty Italian vegetable soup with beans, pasta or rice
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Hariraالحريرة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 3 moreNorth African soup of tomato, legumes, herbs and spices, often served during Ramadan
Soup, Dinner, Supper
KosharyVeganكشرى
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreA mix of rice, pasta, lentils and sauce topped with fried onions, from Egypt
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AshureVeganAşure
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance
Sweet or dessert
Chana masalaVegan
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChickpeas simmered in a spiced tomato and onion sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Masala dosaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice-lentil crepe filled with spiced potato
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
PitiMeat
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 3 moreMutton and chickpea stew slow-cooked in a sealed crock
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
AbgooshtMeatآبگوشت
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 morePersian lamb and chickpea stew served in stoneware pots
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DhoklaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSteamed, spongy savoury cake from Gujarat made with fermented lentil and rice batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Chole bhatureVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaChickpea curry served with deep-fried, puffy bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Thukpaཐུག་པ
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibetan noodle soup with many regional versions
Soup
Lablabiلبلابي
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 1 moreTunisian chickpea soup poured over torn bread and topped with bold garnishes
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Gofio
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreFinely milled roasted grain flour from the Canary Islands, used in many ways
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Fattehفتّة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreBread layered with yogurt, chickpeas and toppings, served warm across the Arab world
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ChakhchoukhaMeatشخشوخة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAlgerian flatbread pieces in a spiced tomato and meat stew
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ShiroVegan
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreChickpea or broad bean stew, a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
SumaghiyyehMeatالسماقية
🇵🇸 Palestine and 3 moreA tangy Palestinian stew with sumac, chard, beef and chickpeas
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Ash Reshtehآش رشته
🇮🇷 IranThick Iranian soup with noodles, beans, herbs and a tangy dairy topping
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Cocido madrileñoMeat
🇪🇸 SpainChickpea stew from Madrid, served in separate courses
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
DoublesVegan
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoCurried chickpeas tucked between two fried flatbreads, served with chutneys
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Roti
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 4 moreCurried meat or vegetables wrapped in a Caribbean flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Hummus: Paul Goyette, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Abgoosht: RezAzizi at Persian Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Lablabi: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cocido madrileño: Tnarik, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sumaghiyyeh: Peteravivangel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chakhchoukha: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Koshary: Dina Said, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Papadam: Windell H. Oskay, CC BY 2.5, source
- Rechta: Ms10vc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Panipuri: Teena Sometimes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Harira: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shiro: Temesgen Woldezion; edited by Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Masala dosa: Mike Linksvayer, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sev puri: https://www.flickr.com/photos/feastguru_kirti/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Papri chaat: Ravi Talwar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fatteh: Eaeeae, CC BY 3.0, source
- Minestrone: Katrin Morenz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chana masala: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Doubles: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Roti: Jason Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Piti: Tərxan Paşazadə, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dhokla: Tarunpant, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chole bhature: MaharajaMandy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gofio: barraquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ashure: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ash Reshteh: AilinParsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thukpa: m-louis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source