Recipies #2: Chickpea with Ginger
This is a great recipe. I got it from the NY Times. There is a video on how to make it there as well. It is a perfect weight loss recipe. It is very very flavorful, very nutritious and will not blow any diet plan you are on. It is very easy and quick to cook, which to me is essentially to success. And to make it even easier than described below, you can substitute the cooking and grinding your own cumin, with pre-ground cumin to speed things up. But it will taste better if you use the real thing.
This is another one that I think is best eaten quickly and not save too much for leftovers. It only takes a few minutes to make to begin with, so you might as well just cook it fresh so it tastes best.
Time: 10 minutes with precooked chickpeas
1 tablespoon cumin seeds or ground cumin
3 cups cooked or canned chickpeas (rinse canned ones)
2 bell peppers, red, yellow or orange; cored, seeded and diced
1 red onion, diced
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced, or more to taste
1 tablespoon sugar, optional
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
1. In a dry pan, toast cumin seeds over medium-low heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Grind to a powder using a spice mill, coffee grinder or mortar and pestle. If using ground cumin, lightly toast.
2. In a large bowl, toss all ingredients but cilantro. (You can prepare dish up to this point in advance; let sit for up to 2 hours.)
3. Taste and add more salt, pepper or lemon juice if you like, garnish with cilantro, and serve.
Yield: 4 servings.
Bon Appetite!
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Comments
well this is one of the good recipes i have ever read,this post is exciting for me and i am ready to taste it tonight.keep sending such good recipes i want to try these recipes at my home.this recipe was so easy to try.
This recipe sounds great, especially now that spring has arrived (at least here in the south). I just read an article on ensuring your vegetable and fruit intake by including as much color as possible into your dishes- sounds like this will fit the bill! I agree with you on making it fresh each time! Thanks for posting!
wow..I just loved the recipe. As I read it, I could not resist tasting it. I have planned to prepare the dish today. I think this would be one of the best of my collections.
Yummy Yum. I think I might try this recipe when my husband comes home from work. Great job posting the video with the post.
This sound wonderful I can't wait to try Chickpea with Ginger. It is making me so hungry just reading about it. I can't wait to see what other great recipes you post. Have a wonderful day!