Vegan Butternut Squash and Chickpea Curry

Ingredients (14)

• + 1 cup dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans) add to pantry
• ✓ 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• + 2 onions, chopped add to pantry
• + 4 cloves garlic, minced add to pantry
• ✓ 6 pods green cardamom
• ✓ 2 dried red chile peppers, stemmed and seeded
• + 2 teaspoons coriander seeds add to pantry
• + 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 add to pantry