Curried Farro & Chickpeas
with Roasted Broccoli and Yogurt Drizzle
- Milk
- Wheat
We love farro, a nutrient-rich ancient grain, for its satisfyingly chewy texture and nutty flavor. Here, the rice alternative is combined with an aromatic curry sauce to form the base of these saucy bowls. They’re then topped with crisp, simply roasted broccoli and chickpeas roasted with curry powder. A dollop of creamy, cooling yogurt balances out the warming spices. Beyond farro’s bite, it’s a good source of fiber with zero cholesterol and fewer calories per serving than white rice that’ll keep you full and satisfied. Farro is also considered a “functional food,” meaning it can potentially have a positive impact on health when consumed regularly. It’s low in both total fat and saturated fat. Versatile farro is delicious in pretty much any dish, but we especially love it in soups, salads, and grain bowls.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon
Garam Masala
1 unit
Chickpeas
1 unit
Tomato Paste
8 ounce
Broccoli
1 teaspoon
Cumin
1 tablespoon
Curry Powder
4 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
2 clove
Garlic
¾ cup
Farro
(Contains: Wheat)
1 teaspoon
Chili Powder
2 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Scallions
1 thumb
Ginger
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. • In a medium pot, combine ½ cup farro (1 cup for 4 servings; be sure to measure—we sent more), 2½ cups water (5 cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until farro is tender, 25-30 minutes. TIP: If you end up with any excess liquid, simply pour it out. Alternatively, if liquid evaporates before farro is done, add a splash of water.
• Wash and dry produce. • Drain and rinse chickpeas; thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces if necessary. Peel and mince or grate ginger until you have 1⁄3 tsp (½ tsp for 4 servings). Peel and mince or grate garlic. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Toss chickpeas on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, half the curry powder (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Toss broccoli on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on middle rack until crispy and tender, 18-20 minutes. (It’s natural for the chickpeas to pop a bit while roasting.)
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ginger, garlic, scallion whites, and a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add cumin, garam masala, chili powder, and remaining curry powder. Toast, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Stir tomato paste, stock concentrates, 2 cups water, ½ tsp sugar, and ½ tsp salt (for 4 servings use 4 cups water, 1 tsp sugar, and 1 tsp salt) into pan with aromatics. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened and reduced by about half, 4-6 minutes. Taste and season with salt if desired. • Add cooked farro to pan. Stir to combine.
• Remove pan from heat. Stir in ½ TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt to taste. • Divide curried farro between bowls. Top with chickpeas and broccoli in separate sections. Drizzle bowls with yogurt. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the bold, aromatic spices, though some found it too intense; adjusting seasoning to taste is recommended.
- Ease of prep: Several noted the recipe was finnicky, with sauce reduction and farro cooking times often taking longer than stated.
- Suggestions: Consider reducing water in the curry sauce for a thicker consistency; some enjoyed adding extra veggies like bell peppers.
- Leftovers: A few mentioned it reheats well, with one saying it's great cold the next day 🍲.
- Spice level: Some found it pleasantly spicy, while others thought it was too hot; consider offering a customizable heat level.
Reviews from our home cooks
The farro, chickpeas and broccoli all turned out perfect and I never would have come up with this dish on my own. I want this one again!
Tasty but a couple of things: the directions don't say to reduce heat for the farro but I did anyway. I think it was fine. And the curry never cooked down enough. I added the farro to it and then let it simmer for awhile. This messed up timing some and the broccoli and chick peas continued to cook on the hot pan. It worked out ok. But it was soupier than I think it should have been. If I do it again I will try to remember to cut the water in half and/or add the farro to the curry earlier.
First, I loved the taste of this. It's spectacular. The only problem I had was the amount of water in the recipe. I had to pour at least 3/4 of a cup of water off the farro after it was cooked, and then it took forever to reduce the sauce because it had so much water in it. The farro with sauce still turned out a little soupy, even after I put it on a high boil for five minutes. I think you can cut the recommended amount of water in the recipe.
Great flavor! Definitely one we'll repeat. Only feedback I have is the ratio of curry sauce to Farro. We ended up with curry soup not curried Farro. I triple checked the ratios and the measurements trying to avoid this and thanks to the note about sending more grain than needed. I'd recommend reviewing this one's ratios.
The broccoli seemed at bit old. The spices were very good, nice spicy heat. I would have liked more chickpeas and broccoli for the amount of farro.
It tasted delicious. I wish there had been more drizzle and another roasted veggies (the chickpeas and farro were very starchy together.
Chickpeas turned out a little dry after roasting. I threw them in with the farro and sauce about five minutes before I finished cooking and it saved them.
I knew this was spicy when I selected it but I love farro and chickpeas...no regrets. This was amazing!!
Spicy! but very yummy. I had never cooked farro before so it was a nice challenge.
Really good, and my husband is Indian and he loved it. I didn't reduce enough, needed to simmer for 15 mins instead of 6-8, but just reduced after adding faro, and it was perfect. You can't mess this one up.
