Monday 1 August 2011

Herbal Spinach Chickpeas Preparation Method

Ingredients For Herbal Spinach Chickpeas:

1½ pounds Baby spinach
15-ounce Chickpeas-rinsed
1  Onion-thinly sliced
1/3 cup Reduced-sodium chicken broth
4  cloves Garlic-minced
1  tsp Dried thyme
1  tsp Dried oregano
1  tsp Ground cumin
1  tsp Kosher salt
1/3 tsp Hot paprika
1/3 cup Raisins
2  tsp Extra-virgin olive oil

Method For Herbal Spinach Chickpeas:

1.Wash and cook the spinach in a Dutch oven over medium heat for 8 minutes.
2.Drain and cool slightly, then coarsely chop the spinach.
3.Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, fry the onion, garlic until tender.
4.Add the chickpeas, thyme, oregano, cumin, salt, paprika and mix well.
5.Mash some of the chickpeas,stir and cook for 3 minutes.
6.Add the raisins and broth, scraping up any browned bits.
7.Add the chopped spinach and stir well.
8.When done, drizzle with few drops of oil.