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Coconut Curry Shrimp with Chickpeas

Coconut Curry Shrimp with Chickpeas

served with Basmati Rice & topped with Yogurt
4.5(47)29 Reviews
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on March 28, 2026
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Calories
940 kcal
Protein
35g protein
Total
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Tree Nuts
  • Milk
  • Shellfish

Curries are one of those meals that warms your heart and your belly, and tonight’s vegetarian version is no exception. Chickpeas, onion, and bell pepper get a super savory treatment in a coconut-based curry sauce. Toss that over rice, add a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of cilantro, and you have yourself one soul-satisfying meal.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 unit

Yellow Onion

1 clove

Garlic

1 unit

Bell Pepper

¼ ounce

Cilantro

1 unit

Chickpeas

½ cup

Basmati Rice

1 tablespoon

Curry Powder

1 teaspoon

Paprika

1 teaspoon

Garam Masala

1 unit

Tomato Paste

1 unit

Coconut Milk

(Contains: Tree Nuts)

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

2 tablespoon

Yogurt

(Contains: Milk)

10 ounce

Shrimp

(Contains: Shellfish)

Not included in your delivery

1 teaspoon

Cooking Oil

½ teaspoon

Sugar

2 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

Salt

Pepper

per serving
Calories940 kcal
Fat38 g
Saturated Fat22 g
Carbohydrate103 g
Sugar14 g
Dietary Fiber9 g
Protein35 g
Cholesterol245 mg
Sodium1650 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Strainer
Small pot
Medium Pot
Paper Towel

Cooking Steps

Prep
1

• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince garlic. Halve, peel, and finely dice half the onion (whole onion for 4 servings). Core, deseed, and finely dice bell pepper. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Finely chop cilantro.

Cook Rice
2

• Melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add half the garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Cook Curry
3

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook until softened and lightly browned, 3-5 minutes. • Stir in tomato paste, curry powder, paprika, half the garam masala, and remaining garlic until fragrant, 1 minute. TIP: Love the earthy warmth of garam masala? Add more if you like! • Stir in chickpeas, coconut milk, stock concentrate, ¼ cup water, and ½ tsp sugar. (For 4 servings, use 1⁄3 cup water and 1 tsp sugar.) Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low; cook until thickened, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes. TIP: If curry seems too thick, stir in a splash of water. • Remove from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. Season generously with salt and pepper.

Rinse shrimp under cold water. Pat shrimp or chicken dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper. Add to pan along with onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Cook through the remainder of this step as instructed.

Finish & Serve
4

• Fluff rice with a fork; season with salt and pepper. • Divide rice between bowls. Top with curry. Dollop with yogurt. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Shrimp are fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Dec 2025
  • Flavor: Many loved the savory, authentic taste; some found it mild and added extra spices for more kick 🌶️.
  • Ease of prep: Customers appreciated how quick and simple it was to create restaurant-quality flavors at home.
  • Suggestions: Consider adding all the garam masala for bolder taste. Cook shrimp separately to avoid overcooking.
  • Portions: Several noted generous shrimp portions, but a few wanted more vegetables and less rice.
AI-generated from customer reviews

Reviews from our home cooks

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Emily ZimmermanCooked for 2 people
|Sep 25, 2023

The flavor was good! However, the rice to everything else portion is still very out of whack!! Why skimp on rice? That is the cheapest part of the kit. The bell peppers and onions needed more time cooking and the addition of the tomato paste while toasting the spices was super weird. That should have gone in with or after the coconut milk. Also the shrimp substitution timing probably should have happened after cooking the bell peppers and onion a little longer. I needed a large pan for this, and a super tiny pan to get the rice to cook properly.

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Barbara SerroneCooked for 2 people
|Mar 1, 2023

This dish is so delicious! I cooked it with the shrimp. My husband and I couldn't stop eating it. Loved It.

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Antonia DesrosiersCooked for 2 people
|Mar 29, 2024

We didn't care for the shrimp directions: they would have been really over cooked. So we cooked them separately in a pan and added them with the butter. Better substitution directions would be good. We loved this recipe, though: it came out great!

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Antonia DesrosiersCooked for 2 people
|Jul 12, 2024

Your replacement directions for shrimp would overcook the shrimp by several minutes. We cooked them first, put them on a plate, and mixed them in with the butter at the end. You really should fix that.

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Teresa AbrilCooked for 2 people
|Oct 3, 2024

Amazingly tasty. We enjoy this one! Plentiful quantity of shrimp, too. Delicious!!!

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AnonymousCooked for 2 people
|Jan 5, 2025

Easy to make, could use a bit more spice, at least as an option

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Paige CarterCooked for 2 people
|Jun 4, 2024

It was really out of our comfort zone, but it turned out great and we felt like we really learned to cook something very new to us and loved it!

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Katherine DavisCooked for 2 people
|May 31, 2024

Added all of the garam masala and full onion even for two servings and it was fantastic!!!

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Cabrina GilbertCooked for 2 people
|Mar 6, 2023

I love the international wing of HF! I get to try such amazing flavors and they are easy to make and delish. I'm a California beach girl, landlocked in upstate NY. And variety of food is few and far between. So I appreciate the multi cultural menu.

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Amanda HerbertCooked for 2 people
|Dec 26, 2023

Delicious recipe that didn't take long to bring home authentic flavors.

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