Aromatic Chickpea Tagine (tagine Bil Hummus)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs dried garbanzo beans, soaked overnight and drained (chickpeas)
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch saffron thread, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 large ripe tomatoes, peeled, deseeded, and chopped
• 1 red onion, coarsely grated
• 4 sprigs cilantro, chopped
• 6 sprigs parsley, chopped
• salt and black pepper
• chili pepper flakes, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook the chickpeas in boiling water until tender. drain, and peel if liked. *i may try this with 2 cans of cooked chickpeas.
• 2 heat the oil in a large saucepan, stir in the saffron and other spices and cook until fragrant.
• 3 add the tomatoes, onion, cilantro, parsley, chickpeas, and seasoning.
• 4 cover and heat through gently for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.