Recipe - Curried Garbanzo Beans

8 ounce Garbanzo beans
To taste green chili
12 Cloves garlic
2 Inches ginger
To taste pepper
1 lg Cardamom
6 Cloves
1 Inch cinnamon
To taste salt
Paprika
4 ounce Oil
Mango powder
3 Onions
Dried pomegranate seeds
4 Tomatoes

1. Clean and wash and soak the beans overnight. 2. Boil them in the same
water with salt, 1 small finely chopped onion, 4 cloves garlic, 4 large
cardamom, 1 inch piece of ginger and 6 cloves. Simmer in pan about an hour
or until tender, or pressure cook for 7 ins at 15 lb. 3. Heat oil. Fry
thinly cut or sliced up remaining onions and cloves of garlic. Cook till mixture
browns and dries up. Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 4 or 5
minutes more. 4. Add the beans and cook for 10 minutes more. Add the mango
powder and pomegranate seeds, grated ginger and simmer over a slow fire for
15 or 20 minutes. 5. Before serving, pour 1 ounce (2T) sizzling ghee over the
beans.

Recipe By : Somesh Rao

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