Black Chickpea Curry

Ingredients

• 3 cups (603 g) dried black chickpeas (see Notes), cleaned and washed thoroughly
• 1 medium yellow or red onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 medium tomato, quartered
• 1 (2-inch [5 cm]) piece ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 4-6 green Thai, serrano, or cayenne chiles, stems removed
• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) red chile powder
• 2 tablespoons (30 mL) salt
• 7 cups (1.66 L) water
• 2 tablespoons (30 mL) cilantro
• 2 tablespoons (30 mL) lemon juice