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Chickpea Stew With Middle Eastern Spices

Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

2 c Chickpeas,
-cooked or canned
1 c Chicken stock
1/4 c Onions, chopped
2 sl Ginger, cut 1/8-inch thick
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
1 ts Ground cumin
1/2 ts Ground coriander
1/4 ts Saffron
Salt to taste
1 Plum tomato
-seeded and diced or
1 Canned plum tomato, crushed
Lemon juice

In a 2-quart saucepan combine the chickpeas, stock, onion, ginger,
cayenne, cumin, coriander, saffron, and salt. Bring to a boil, then
cook gently, uncovered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until
the stew has thickened a bit, about 15 minutes. If necessary, add a
little more stock.

Add the tomato and cook another 2 minutes, until it is softened. Add a
squeeze of lemon juice and adjust the seasonings.

Sides by Melicia Phillips ISBN 0-517-59687-3 pg 131

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