Dals Recipes - Chick Peas with Ginger Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 onions

• 60ml/4 tbsp ghee

• 2 cloves garlic, chopped

• 25g/1 oz ginger root, finely chopped

• 15ml/1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed

• 10ml/2 tsp ground turmeric

• 225g/8 oz/1 2/3 cups chick peas (garbanzos), soaked overnight

• 1l/1 3/4 pts/4 1/2 cups non-salty stock

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Method:

1. Chop 1 onion and slice the other. Heat 45ml/3 tbsp of the ghee and fry the chopped onion until soft and lightly browned. Stir in the ginger, peppercorns, turmeric and chick peas and fry for 3 minutes.

2. Add the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequently, until the chick peas are tender and slightly mushy.

3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining ghee and fry the sliced onion until crisp and brown. Serve the chick peas garnished with the onion.