Chickpea Stew With Crispy Pita Wedges
photo by Carla C.
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 small red onions, sliced in wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 -2 red chili pepper, seeded & sliced thin (depending on how hot you like it)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 (400 g) cans chickpeas, rinsed & drained
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon curry (optional)
- 500 g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 100 g baby spinach leaves, washed & dried
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- sour cream
-
Crispy Pita Wedges
- 1 more if desired as 1 pita makes 8 wedges small whole wheat pita bread
- olive oil
- salt
- paprika
- garlic powder
directions
- Heat a large deep skillet over a medium to high heat.
- Add the oil, onion, garlic, chilies and salt and cook for five minutes or until the onions go soft.
- Add the chickpeas, broth, cumin, curry (if using) and freshly ground black pepper and cook until the stew begins to thicken and water evaporates by half.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for another two minutes to soften.
- Add spinach and stir through.
- Remove from heat and if needed season additionally to taste.
- To serve top with a dollop of sour cream and crispy pita wedges.
-
To make the pita crisps:
- Cut pita's into 4th's and then break into halves.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika & garlic powder.
- Bake in a moderate hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp but still slightly chewy.
- Serve with stew.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Carla C.
Netherlands
<p><br /> <br />My most used and favorite cookbook is the 1946 edition of Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School handed down to me from my Mother. <br /> <br />My most favorite kitchen utensils are a set of Johnson & Wales knives given to me by my mother, a professional chef. <br /> <br />I enjoy traveling to exotic places, trying new foods and bringing home rare ingredients to expirement with. <br /> <br />I work fulltime as a lab technician for a local diagnostic center. In addition to that, during my free time I'm either at the gym, listening to music, tending to my herb garden and/or trying out new recipes & ideas in the kitchen. <br /> <br />I am a classically trained singer and musician, passionate about music. <br /> <br />My favourite thing to do is sit outside in my garden with my husband, a glass of wine, good food, music & a few good friends. <br /> <br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/AnimatedHostChallengeBanner.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /></p>