- Add the olive oil to a pot along with the chopped onions, crushed garlic, garam masala, cumin, ground coriander, turmeric and pepper and sauté until the onions are softened. Add the chickpeas, chopped tomato and coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Let it simmer for around 10 minutes until the flavors are blended. Add coconut sugar and mix in. Add sea salt and black pepper to taste. Serve over basmati rice.