Cooking Mommy

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Tonight's dish is a middle eastern recipe. It is perfect for a vegetarian household, but it would go well with lamb chops or lamb roast.

Chick peas with couscous

I found it somewhere on the net long time ago and it has been a favorite ever since. Of course, my version is a simplified one.

1. Heat couple of table spoons of olive oil in a bowl
2. Add a dash of cumin seeds and a bit of chopped fresh ginger and fry till fragrant
3. Add half a tea spoon of curry powder and fry few seconds
4. Add chopped tomatoes – 1 big tomato – fry till softens
5. Add salt, half a tea spoon of honey, and a tea spoon of freshly ground black pepper
6. Add half a can of chick peas and a bit of water – about half a cup – mix and let it boil till tomato is cooked
7. Add half a cup of couscous, mix
8. Add chopped coriander leaves
9. Cover with the lid and let stand for 10 minutes add more hot water if needed
10. Serve with any indian pickles such as Patak's or National Mixed Pickle and plain yoghurt
    

To simply this recipe even further:

• Use crashed fresh frozen ginger and add it together with tomatoes
• Use canned chopped tomatoes – a cup or so
• Amount of water differs depending on how much liquid tomato gave
• This dish should be a bit spicy, so black pepper is a must - quantities for all other ingredients vary

P.S. I do not attempt to provide the correct quantities of ingridients as I always vary them when I cook. This recipe is a guideline not an absolute truth.