Chickpea Wat

Ingredients:

• Extra virgin olive oil, 2 tbs
• Red onion (finely chopped), 1
• Carrot (finely chopped), 2
• Potato (peeled and chopped), 1
• Cayenne pepper,1/2 tsp
• Paprika, 1/2 tsp
• Ginger, 1/2 tsp
• Salt, 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper, 1/2 tsp
• Cumin, 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom, 1/4 tsp
• Tomato paste, 1 tbs
• Chickpeas (drained and rinsed), 1 cup
• Water, 1 1/2 cup
• Frozen peas (thawed), 1 cup

Preparation:

Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.

Add the onion and cook until soft, around 5 minutes.

Add the carrots and potato and cook for 10 minutes more.

Stir in cayenne, paprika,ginger,salt,pepper,cumin,cardamom and tomato paste.

Add the chickpeas and water and bring it to a boil.

Reduce the heat and simmer, covered until the vegetables are tender (around 30 minutes).

About 10 minutes before serving stir in the green peas and taste to adjust seasonings.