Spicy Chickpeas

Name: Spicy Chickpeas
Ingredients: 450 g (1 lb) chickpeas; salt and black pepper; salt and black pepper; 3 onions, chopped; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; ½ teaspoon chilli powder or dried chilli, de-seeded and chopped; ½ teaspoon chilli powder or dried chilli, de-seeded and chopped; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; a bunch of fresh coriander or parsley, chopped; a bunch of fresh coriander or parsley, chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

This is a delicious ‘munchy’ with drinks.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) chickpeas
salt and black pepper
3

Starter
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the chickpeas for at least 4 hours or overnight. Drain them and put them in a saucepan. Cover with water, bring to the boil and boil hard for 20 minutes, then turn the heat down and simmer for about 2 hours. (The cooking time will vary according to the chickpeas, but chickpeas never seem to overcook however long you boil them.) When they are nearly ready, salt the water. If you do this whe