Chickpea stew

Name: Chickpea stew
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 cup chickpeas, dry or two-15 ounce cans chick peas, drained; 1 tbsp olive oil, (1/4 cup water); 1 medium onion, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped; 1 medium tomato, chopped; 1 carrot, diced; 1 tsp dried parsley; 1/2 tsp dried basil; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups liquid from boiled chickpeas, or vegetable broth; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper

welma @welma123

First time having this as a stew, wasn’t sure what to expect but loved the end product 😊😊#themechallenge

welma @welma123

First time having this as a stew, wasn’t sure what to expect but loved the end product 😊😊#themechallenge

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Ingredients

1 cupchickpeas, dry or two-15 ounce cans chick peas, drained
1 tbspolive oil, (1/4 cup water)
1medium onion, minced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1/4 cupred bell pepper, chopped
1medium tomato, chopped
1carrot, diced
1 tspdried parsley
1/2 tspdried basil
1/2 tspdried oregano
1 tbsptomato paste
2 cupsliquid from boiled chickpeas, or vegetable broth
1/2 tspsea salt
1/4 tspCayenne pepper

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Steps

1

Gather all your ingredients
2

If you are using dried chickpeas, sort, wash and soak them overnight. The next day drain and rinse chickpeas. Cover with water about 2 inches above chickpeas and bring to boil on medium heat. Lower heat to simmer and cook until tender, about 1 hour.
Drain chickpeas and reserve 2 cups of liquid, set aside.
3

If using canned chickpeas (like me😊), start at step 4.
4

Heat oil or water in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
5

Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds stirring. Add bell pepper, tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas, parsley, basil and oregano.
6

Add tomato paste and vegetable broth or reserved chickpeas water (aquafaba), cover and bring to boil. Reduce to a simmer for 20-30 minutes or until thickened.
7

Mash some of the chickpeas, with the back of a fork to thicken stew.
8

Check seasoning, add cayenne pepper and extra salt and pepper as needed.
9

Delicious served with rice.