Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Spiced Chick Peas

Category: Pasta

Ingredients and Directions

6 oz chick peas, dried, soaked

3 pt water

2 tablespoon oil

2 each onions, diced

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon coriander

1 teaspoon ginger, fresh, minced

1 teaspoon cumin

2 each bell peppers, red or green, diced

4 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 pt stock

1 lemon juice, to taste

1 salt, to taste

1 pepper, to taste

After soaking, drain the chick peas. Cook in fresh water for 60 minutes until tender, drain & reserve liquid. Heat oil in large skillet. Fry gently the onion together with the spices for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the bell peppers & chick peas. Dissolve tomato paste into the stock & add to the skillet. Cook for 10 minutes. Taste for seasonings. Add lemon juice & salt & pepper. Serve over rice or pasta.