Readers of this blog may know it is named after one of my
favorite foods, chickpeas, or Cicer arietinum. This legume is high in protein
and it’s one of the earliest cultivated legumes. Remains dated more than 5,000
years old have been found in Anatolia and in
(Photograph by Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger)
So I try to post about chickpeas whenever the opportunity
arises. Today I came across a TreeHugger recipe for chickpeas simmered in
masala sauce. Kelly Rossiter explains that this simple Indian recipe takes very
little effort and the results are quite tasty.
Jaymi Heimbuch says, “I knew I'd love this dish just by
looking at the ingredients--it has so many fantastic spices with simple
chickpeas and tomatoes to soak them all up and provide texture--but I had no
idea that it would come together so easily.”
Here’s the link if you’d like to give it a try: http://www.treehugger.com/easy-vegetarian-recipes/chickpeas-simmered-masala-sauce.html
