Indian Chickpeas

Name: Indian Chickpeas
Ingredients: 1 cup chickpeas, fresh; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cm cinnamon sticks; 4 cloves; 2 garlic cloves, mashed; 2 cm fresh ginger, chopped; 1 green chili pepper, chopped; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 3/4 cup canned tomato, chopped; 1 teaspoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped

12 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 cup chickpeas, fresh
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cm cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
2 garlic cloves, mashed
2 cm fresh ginger, chopped
1 green chili pepper, chopped
2 teaspoons ground coriander
3/4 cup canned tomato, chopped
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped

Directions

1

Soak chickpeas overnight then rinse and cook in water till tender.
2

Drain and keep the cooking liquid.
3

Heat oil in frying pan and cook onion until golden.
4

Add cinnamon and cloves and cook for a few seconds.
5

Add garlic, ginger, chili pepper, and coriander and cook 5 minutes stirring.
6

Add tomatoes with juice and cook till all liquid is absorbed.
7

Add the chickpeas to pan, mix, and cook for 5 minutes.
8

Pour in the cooking liquid from the chickpeas and simmer for 25 minutes or until all the liquid is gone.
9

Sprinkle with garam massala and cilantro.
10

Can be served hot or cold.
11

Time to make does not include soaking the chickpeas overnight.