Moroccan Chickpea Chili

Umberle's Note:

A very unusual chili, spicy and hearty, but no meat. Pretty much made as printed in the sept 2007 issue of Cooking Light. Delightful

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons no-added-salt tomato paste
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic to pan; cook stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in cumin, and next 7 ingredients (to ground red pepper); cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
3. Add water tomato paste, chickpeas and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro and juice.

Reviews

[luvcook'n]

Absolutely wonderful! I reconstituted dry garbanzos to cut down on the sodium. I didn't have any cilantro...but I did have spinach. I put a couple of handfuls in the pot after it had finished cooking...just to let it wilt. There was enough leftover for tonights dinner...so I am adding the cilantro when I reheat. Thank you so much for this really yummy dinner.

[Lalaloula]

Wow, what a super yummy, spicy chili!!!! It was soooo good! The different spices go really well together and make for a flavour experience, that is very special. I especially liked the cinnamon in this. As I dont like celery that much, I simply left it out and used a little more carrot to compensate for it. Your directions were spot on and everyone enjoyed this chili a lot. THANKS SO MUCH for sharing it here with us, Umberle. We will make it again. Made and reviewed for one of my babies in PAC March 2010.