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Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

Chick Pea Soup

This Israeli soup is on the thick side and full of protein, so with a hunk of bread, a few olives, and a yoghurt dish, voila, lunch, or supper.
Cooking times are not critical but give it plenty of time.

Ingredients

400 gm dried chick peas
2 medium to large onions
2 FAIRTRADE medium sized potatoes
5 ml FAIRTRADE turmeric
5 ml cumin seeds
5 ml coriander seeds
1 pinch cayenne pepper
FAIRTRADE Sources
FAIRTRADE Fresh fruit and veg
Herbs and Spices
Lemons

Method

Soak the chick peas in plenty of water overnight.
Top, tail, skin and chop the onions.
Put the chickpeas in a large saucepan with 2 litres of water and bring to the boil. Skim off any scum that rises.
Add the chopped onions, and simmer gently for 1 hour.
Peel the potatoes and cut into 1 cm "cubes".
Add the potatoes, turmeric, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and another 250 ml water to the chick pea broth.
Cover and simmer gently for another 90 minutes.
Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
Also check for sweetness / tartness and add the lemon juice as necessary.

To serve

Serve with "doorsteps" of wholemeal or multi-grain bread, cucumber raita, a few black olives and a few green olives.

Variation

Add 5ml piri piri for a spicy hot!