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Ingredients

1. 15 ounces (or 1 can) chick peas

2. 4 cups water

3. 2 tablespoons cooking oil

4. 1 onion, chopped

5. 1 teaspoon salt

6. 2 cloves garlic, minced

7. 2 teaspoons ground coriander

8. 1 large green chili pepper, chopped

9. 1 tomato, diced

Directions

1. Combine chick peas, 3 cups water and salt in a sauce pan. Simmer until chick peas are tender. Drain, removing chick peas from pan.

2. Heat cooking oil in the pan. Add onion and fry until onion begins to turn brown, then add garlic, chili pepper and coriander; fry for 5 minutes more.

3. Add tomato. Continue cooking until all liquid is gone.

4. Add chick peas back into pan and cook on low heat for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.

5. Remove from heat, stir well and serve.

This is a fast method to cook chickpeas. You will need a pressure cooker.

Drain the soaked chick peas, rinse them and place them in a pressure cooker with water to cover and salt. Usually the chick peas will be tender in about thirty minutes, but you need some experience to know the exact cooking time.