Fox and Broom

Chickpea Soup

Chickpea Soup
taken from Madhur Jaffrey’s World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking by Madhur Jaffrey 

Cooked on: November 22, 2011

Servings: serves 6

Cost: Inexpensive

Skill level: Novice. Be sure to follow instructions.

This is a time-consuming recipe!

Ingredients

2 cups dried chickpeas, picked over, washed, and drained (I used 2 cans of chickpeas)
2 medium-sized onions, peeled, and chopped
2 medium-sized boiling potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch dice (I would use more potatoes the next time I make this)
1 tbsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin seeds
1 tsp ground coriander seeds
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice

Procedure

Soak the chickpeas in 8 cups of water for 12 hours. (I would soak mine in a mix of water and vegetable stock). Drain and rinse thoroughly. Put the chickpeas, onions, and 8 cups water (stock) into a large pot and bring to a boil. Cover partially, turn heat to low, and simmer gently for 1 hour. Add potatoes, salt, turmeric, cumin, coriander, cayenne, and another 3/4 cup water. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on very low heat for another 1 1/2 hours. Stir a few times during this period. Check seasonings. Add the black pepper and lemon juice. Stir to mix.

My Notes

This was a HUGE hit with my husband. It does require a bit of planning, but the end result was pretty fantastic. We were able to dine on this soup for almost a full week and it only got tastier the longer it aged.