Chickpea Recipes
Chickpea recipes are quite popular in dishes like falafel and hommus in the Middle East as chickpeas are a great source of protein and dietary fiber. Middle Easterners have also been including them in salads, soups and stews.
Have you ever tried any of these lovely chickpea recipes- for example a Moroccan style stew? On this page you will find two that have lots of healthy ingredients but rather easy to make and absolutely delicious.
Chickpea Recipes #1- Moroccan Stew
Ingredients:
1 medium size yellow onion
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp chili pepper
1 tsp. cardamom
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cumin
2 Tbsp olive oil
100g – 4 oz dried apricots, diced
1/4 cup green olives, pitted and chopped
2 cups spinach
800g- 28 oz fresh tomotoes
800g- 28 oz cooked chick peas
2 cups chicken stock and 1 cup water
450g- 1 lb courgette, small chunks
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
• Put a large pot on the stove with some olive oil in it. Cook the sliced onions over a medium heat until soft and add the minced garlic. Add the ground cardamom, cumin, paprika and chili pepper and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, the chick peas and the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes and then add the chopped dried apricots, the courgette and the green olives. Cook until it is soft.
• Then add 2 cups of spinach and cook only for a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with bulgur or rice.
• Add a little more stock and water and bring back to a simmer, if too much of the liquid evaporates near the end of the cooking process.
3 cans chick peas- garbanzos
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound red potatoes, cut into small pieces
1 medium yellow onion- chopped
1 can diced tomatoes (14 ounce)
1 medium red sweet pepper- chopped
2 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Preparation:
• Stir together chick peas, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet pepper, onion, garlic, cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper in a slow cooker and add the chicken broth.
• Cover and cook on high heat for 5 hours. Have as much as you want and store the rest in the fridge, it can stay fresh for up to three days if you put it in a container.
