Ratzilla Recipe ∼ Delicious Chickpea Curry

This recipe is very tasty and healthy. It's even better the next day.

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 2 cubes vegetable bouillon
• 1 cup raisins
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 (19 ounce) cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• 1 medium yam, peeled and diced
• 1 pear, peeled and cubed
• salt to taste
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Cooking Directions

1. Place water, bouillon cubes, and raisins in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, and simmer until bouillon cubes dissolve.
2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves, cayenne, turmeric, coriander, and cumin; cook for about 3 minutes until fragrant, stirring constantly.
3. Stir garbanzo beans, yams, and pear into onions; pour in hot vegetable stock and raisins. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables have softened and the sauce has thickened, about 1 hour.
4. Season to taste with salt and stir in chopped cilantro before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories501.4
• carbohydrateContent92 g
• fatContent11.7 g
• fiberContent14.7 g
• proteinContent11.8 g
• saturatedFatContent1.5 g
• sodiumContent564.4 mg
• sugarContent21.2 g