B4U Recipes - Indian Style Chickpeas

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Indian Style Chickpeas

1 medium onion
2-3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 T cumin seeds
1 T tumeric
2 inch long chunk of fresh peeled ginger, chopped
1/2 cup canned or fresh tomato sauce or 1 smallish tomato

Directions ::..

Pour the above paste into a saucepan on medium high heat and stir until it until it starts to darken and gains aroma. Keep stirring or it will burn.

If you desire, add a vegetable like…. a head of cauliflower, chopped into small florets or 2 carrots, diced medium or both (or a winter squash)

and stir the mixture to coat the vegetable with the spice paste, add small amount of water if there is no liquid at the bottom of the pan and allow the vegetables to steam until nearly done.

Add 1 or 2 cans of chickpeas and mix well, as soon as the chickpeas are heated through, it is ready and boy is it delicious on a bed of brown rice. Serve with NF plain yogurt or cucumber raita. YUMMY. BTW, more tender, quick cooking vegetables, like spinach, summer squash, frozen peas or corn, can be added with the chickpeas. Or it can be cooked sans vegies, only beans.

I’d bet this recipe would also be great with great northern beans and carrots and spinach.