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Guyanese Fried Channa
MAIN DISH: VEGETARIAN
Contributed by Kimberly Nestor
Servings: 3-5
Ingredients
1 16oz pack of dried chickpeas (channa)
1 large onion
4 tbsp olive oil
3 heaping tbsp chopped garlic
3 tbsp cumin (geera)
2 tbsp masala
salt to taste
hot sauce (homemade pepper sauce)
Method
1. Place dried chickpeas into crockpot and cover with water. Cook on
the low setting until chickpeas are soft and edible, but still firm.
Strain after cooking and leave to cool.
2. Heat olive oil in a pot on medium heat.
3. Cut onion into long strips. Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Add
chickpeas to the pot, followed by the spices geera and masala.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Chickpeas can be made in the crockpot the day or evening
before.
Guyanese cuisine can be pretty elaborate
and time consuming, but I love this recipe
because it's so simple and easy to make. I
also love this recipe because the ingredients
are pretty cheap, and I usually have them in
the kitchen. I make this if I haven't been to
the store in a while and I've run out of other
options, or when I'm missing home and
craving some Guyanese food!
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