Chickpea Soup (iraq)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup chickpeas
• 9 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf, finely chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak chickpeas in the water overnight.
• 2 in a saucepan, bring chickpeas and their soaking water to a boil and cook over medium heat for 1 1/2 hours.
• 3 in a separate pan, stir-fry the onions and garlic in the butter until they begin to brown.
• 4 add the cilantro leaves and stir-fry for a few moments longer, then add the contents of the frying pan and the remaining ingredients to the chickpeas.
• 5 cover and cook over medium heat for 1 hour or until the chickpeas are tender.