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Curried Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)















Ingredients

Quantity
Dried chickpeas
1 cup
Salt
to taste  
Vegetable oil
2 tbsp
Onion- finely chopped
1 small
Ginger root (1”) grated
1 piece
Garlic cloves – crushed
2
Ground turmeric
½ tsp
Ground cumin
1 tsp
Garam masala
1 tsp
Chilli powder
½ tsp
Cilantro – chopped
2 tbsp



Rinse garbanzo beans, put them in a bowl, cover with water and soak overnight.

Drain beans, add 2 cups cold water and salt. Boil ten minutes. Reduce heat, simmer partially covered one hour.

In a separate pan, heat oil, add onion; cook about 8 minutes, until soft and golden brown.

Add ginger root, garlic, turmeric, cumin, Garam Masala and chilli powder.

Cook one minute. Stir in beans and their cooking water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, until beans are very tender but still whole. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped cilantro.