Key Takeaways 8 generous servings for about £6.40 total — roughly 80p each including rice. Dried chickpeas soaked overnight cut the cost further; tinned keep it at ~85p with zero planning. One pot, 40 minutes, and it tastes better on day two — ideal batch cooking behaviour. Freezes for up to 3 months; the flavour deepens beautifully after freezing. If there is a single dish that proves budget cooking doesn’t mean bland cooking, it’s chickpea curry. A cheap chickpea curry batch cook turns a handful of cupboard staples — tinned chickpeas, chopped tomatoes, onions and spices — into eight generous servings of something rich, warming and genuinely satisfying, for about…