Spiced Garbanzos
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Health Score:
100 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
- Ingredients
- 3 cups canned chickpeas
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic cloves (peeled)
- 3 chili peppers (seeds removed, chopped)
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Ajwain
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 Curry leaves
- 1 red Bell pepper (seeds removed chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- To garnish
- Lemon wedge
Preparation steps
1.
Drain the chickpeas, reserving 225 ml|1 cup of liquid.
2.
In a blender of food processor, puree 1 cup of chickpeas with the reserved liquid until smooth.
3.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the onion, garlic and chillies and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is translucent.
4.
Stir in the turmeric and ajwain seeds and cook for 30 seconds.
5.
Add the chickpea puree, bay leaf, curry leaves, peppers, chillies and salt. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
6.
Add the remaining chickpeas, cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes, until the peppers are just tender.
7.
If too thick, thin with a little water.
8.
Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
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