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Spicy Baked Zucchini Chickpea Curry (gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free)

This Indian-spiced zucchini chickpea curry all bakes in a single pan! It’s a super easy, 2-step recipe that’s packed with amazing curry flavors.

chickpea zucchini curry in a bowl with rice

Zucchini season is upon us and this super quick, one pan chickpea zucchini curry is perfect to use it up! We just add everything to the baking pan and bake for a delicious curry that you can serve with rice, flatbread, naan, or sourdough. The zucchini gets roasted then cooked with the sauce. The slow roasting in the oven adds so much flavor. This quick, hands-free recipe doesn’t require standing around sautéing. It’s a two baking step process that’s almost like a dump-and-done recipe.

zucchini chickpea curry in the pan after baking

I use a mix of sambal oelek ( Asian chili garlic sauce), hot sauce and garam masala for the deep flavor in the curry. To make the curry, you first bake the aromatics with the zucchini, spices, hot sauce, and sambal oelek. This first round of baking adds this delicious, caramelized, spicy heat to the curry’s finished flavor profile that makes it stand out from other chickpea curries. You can also add whatever other seasonal veggies of choice instead of the zucchini, like pumpkin, butternut squash, sweet potato, fennel, root veggies etc. This caramelized base is delicious added to other curries, as well.

Then, you add the remaining curry ingredients, give everything a stir, and bake until the sauce is bubbly, thick, and aromatic. That’s it!

This curry is super quick and easy in the oven, but if you’d rather make it on the stovetop or in the Instant Pot, I have those directions included in the recipe card for you.

Why You’ll Love Zucchini Chickpea Curry

easy, quick, 1-pan dinner
hands-off recipe – almost a dump-and-done!
savory, caramelized onion-zucchini-spices base gives the sauce an amazing flavor!
naturally gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free

chickpea zucchini curry in a bowl with a spoon

More Baked Curries

Konkani Lentil Curry Bake
Baked Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry
Baked Tofu Curry
Vegetable Curry Casserole
Baked Chana Saag

close-up of zucchini chickpea curry in a bowl

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South Indian Marry Me Lentils

These marry me lentils are a vegan version of South Indian wedding curry. They have a rich flavor from the sauce from Hyderabadi wedding Chikin, made easier and in a single pan. (gluten-free with soy-free, nut-free, coconut-free, and oil-free options)

plate of South Indian marry me lentils with rice

This is a super delicious and decadent lentil curry. I use my Hyderabadi wedding chicken curry sauce and add lentils to it. That sauce is just incredibly delicious with an amazing combination of spices and herbs, and great textures from coconut and almond flour. And it comes out just perfectly every single time.

Don’t get intimidated by the long list of ingredients. Most of the ingredients get added to the pan almost at the same time. So it’s just about three steps to get a fantastically delicious, one-pan, lentil curry.

South Indian marry me lentils in the pan with herbs on top

Marry me lentils are great over rice or quinoa or with some naan or flatbread or even toasted sourdough or garlic bread. Or you can serve these over baked potato or roasted vegetables.

If you don’t like lentils, you can change up the protein by adding chickpeas, white beans, kidney beans, crisped up tofu, soy curls, or seitan, or any other plant-based protein that you like. Some crisped up vegan chicken will work as well.

South Indian marry me lentils in the pan with a swirl of non-dairy yogurt

Basically, all of the deliciousness in these marry me lentils is in the sauce. Use this sauce and let me know if you try it!

If you like this recipe, also try my marry me pasta which has the classic smoky, creamy, addictive sauce!

hand scooping up South Indian marry me lentils with flatbread

Why You’ll Love Marry Me Lentils

delicious, 1-pan dinner loaded with South Indian flavors
simple, whole food ingredients
flexible recipe. Use lentils, as written, or substitute your favorite plant-based protein.
delicious of rice, quinoa, naan, flatbread, toasted sourdough, garlic bread, or roasted vegetables
naturally gluten-free with easy soy-free, nut-free, coconut-free, and oil-free options