Vegan Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry

Ingredients (14)

• + 1 cup dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans) add to pantry
• + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil add to pantry
• + 2 onions, chopped add to pantry
• ✓ 4 cloves garlic, minced
• + 6 pods green cardamom add to pantry
• + 2 dried red chile peppers, stemmed and seeded add to pantry
• ✓ 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• + 2 teaspoons ground turmeric add to pantry
• + 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon tomato paste, or more to taste add to pantry
• + 1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes add to pantry
• + 3 carrots, chopped add to pantry
• + 1 ½ cups water, or as needed add to pantry
• ✓ ½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped