Potato and Chickpea Soup

    A great vegetarian heart warming home soup. Wonderful for cold winter evenings.

  Ingredients:

    ½ Chopped Onion
    1 Cup Chickpeas (soaked in water over night)
    2 Potatoes (cut to small cubes)
    2 TBSP Olive Oil
    2 Crushed and Chopped Cloves of Garlic
    1 tsp Salt
    1 tsp Crushed Fresh Ginger
    ¼ Cup Chopped Fresh Celery
    2 tsp Cumin
    1 tsp Turmeric
    1 TBSP Tchina
    Pinch Black Pepper


  Preparation:

    Sautes Onion in Oil with ¼ tsp Salt until golden. Add the Potatoes, Garlic, and Ginger and Stir. Add the Chickpeas. Spices, Tchina and water to cover the ingredients. Bring to boil and lower the heat to simmer for ½ hour. Blend lightly or crush with a potato masher but leave some chunks of chickpeas. Keep simmering for another ½ hour. Serve hot.