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Balila – Warm Spiced Chickpeas – Pareve version

A bowl of warm, spiced chickpeas – a classic Levantine dish for breakfast or dinner. Pareve version: Vegetable stock.

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Heat the water in a pot, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
    StovePot
  2. 2
    Add the ful and the cumin, the turmeric, some of the paprika and the chili pepper and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
    Stove
  3. 3
    Mash the grains slightly.
  4. 4
    Season with salt.
  5. 5
    Transfer into serving bowls and top with the olive oil and rest of the paprika.
334calories
13 gprotein
30 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 17%● carbs 40%● fat 43%

Per serving (175 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (2) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)

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