Chickpea Stew Scented Wtih Lemon And Cumin Recipes

CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; saute cumin seeds for 10 seconds. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is dark brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Add coriander; cook and stir for 20 seconds.
• Mix chickpeas, water, potato, 1 teaspoon cilantro, salt, and pepper into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover saucepan, and simmer until potato is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir tomato into chickpea stew; increase heat to medium and simmer until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cilantro over stew.

CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• 1. Place the olive oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the onion; stirring occasionally, cook until wilted, about 12 minutes. Add the garlic during the last 2 minutes. Stir in the cumin and cook 2 minutes more to mellow the flavors.
• 2. Add the chickpeas, the tomatoes with their juices, thyme, honey, lemon juice, broth, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes. Adjust the seasonings and stir in the parsley.
• 3. To serve, spoon couscous (if desired) into 4 shallow bowls and top with the stew. Serve immediately.

CHICKPEA SOUP WITH CUMIN AND LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until softened but not browned, about 1 minute. Stir in the chickpeas, chicken broth, cumin, salt and pepper.
• Put the mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Scrape the mixture back into the saucepan and place over medium-low heat until hot. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Ladle into 4 bowls and serve immediately.

LEMONY CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until tender., Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes, broth, pepper flakes and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Uncover; simmer 4-5 minutes or until liquid is slightly reduced, stirring occasionally. Stir in lemon zest and lemon juice. Serve with rice. , Freeze option: Do not prepare rice until later. Freeze cooled chickpea mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary. Serve with rice.

CHICKPEA STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large deep frying pan over a medium to high heat.
• Add the oil, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and salt.
• Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until the onions are soft.
• Add the chickpeas, water, cumin, turmeric and pepper and cook for 5 minutes, or until the water evaporates.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes to soften.
• Remove from the heat, stir through lemon juice and taste for seasoning.
• Stir through spinach and set aside while spinach wilts slightly, then serve.

CRUNCHY CHICKPEAS WITH SESAME, CUMIN AND LIME

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spread chickpeas out evenly on a sheet pan and roast until crisp and golden in spots, shaking the pan occasionally, about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the chickpeas hang out for another 10 to 15 minutes, checking in occasionally to make sure they do not burn. This will help keep them crunchy for an extended period of time.
• While the chickpeas roast, toast the sesame seeds in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring often so they do not burn, about 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside and wipe out the skillet. Using the same pan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat and add the cumin. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sesame seeds back to the skillet and stir together.
• Add the chickpeas directly to the skillet and toss together until everything is well coated. Remove from the heat, stir in lime zest and season well with salt. Serve warm. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to a week.

CHICKPEA AND BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the oil, then saute the meat over medium heat until it begins to brown. Add the onions and hot pepper; saute for 6 minutes. Then add the garlic and cilantro; saute for an additional 1-2 minutes. (Be sure not to let the garlic brown or it will taste bitter.).
• Stir in the undrained chickpeas, tomatoes, salt, pepper, cumin, thyme, beef broth and water; bring to a boil and then cover and simmer over medium heat for 50 minute or until the meat is done. Then uncover and cook at medium-high for another 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened up just a little. Stir in the olives and lemon juice and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Serve with thick slices of rustic bread to soak up the flavorful broth.

CHICKPEA AND WINTER VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and leek; sauté 5 minutes.
• Add coriander and next 4 ingredients (through garlic); cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add 3 cups Vegetable Stock and the next 8 ingredients (through chickpeas); bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Stir in parsley and honey.
• Remove 2/3 cup hot cooking liquid from squash mixture. Place cooking liquid and remaining 2/3 cup stock in a medium bowl. Stir in couscous.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges.