Guest guest Report post Posted May 22, 2004 Here's a recipe that I simply love- it's from a book called 1001 Indian Recipes Recipes and is great served with steamed basmanti rice: 4 tbs oil, 3 onion, chopped 1 tsp ground turmeric 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 green chillies, chopped 1 tsp paprika 1 tbs ground cumin 1tbs ground coriander 1 tsp garam Masala* 5 tomatoes, skinned, and chopped 1 tbs chopped mint 1 tbs chopped fresh coriander 1 can chick peas, drained salt and pepper to taste Heat the oil and fry the garlic, onions and chillies until lightly browned. Add the turmeric, paprika, cumin, coriander and garam Masala and fry gently for 5 minutes, stirring. Add the tomatoes, mint and coriander and cook for 10 minutes, stirring. Add the chick peas and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the chick peas are coated with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper, if desired before serving. *Garam masala is sort of the five spice blend of Indian cooking and is made by blending the following in a coffee grinder until it is a fine powder (I use an old fashioned mortar and pestle since I just don't have the space in my tiny kitchen for technology) : 1/4 cup black cardamom seeds; 1/4 cup cloves; 1 oz cinnamon stick; 1/4 cup black peppercorns. Alternatively, it can be omitted from the recipe if it proves too time consuming. It really is easy to make and the fragrance from the combination of the spices when frying is incredible! Have a peaceful day, Mirian / Brazil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites