Curried Garbanzo Beans

Quantity and Ingredient

• 8 oz. Garbanzo beans
• To taste Green chili (optional)
• 12 cloves Garlic
• 2" piece Ginger
• To taste Pepper
• 1 large Cardamom
• 6 Cloves
• 1" Cinnamon stick
• To taste Salt
• Paprika
• 4 oz. Oil
• Mango powder
• 3 Onions
• Dried pomegranate seeds
• 4 Tomatoes

Method

1. Clean, wash and soak the beans overnight.
2. Boil them in the same water with salt, 1 small finely chopped onion, 4 cloves garlic, 4 large cardamom, a 1" piece of ginger and 6 cloves.
3. Simmer in pan about an hour or until tender, or pressure cook for 7 minutes at 15 psi.
4. Heat oil. Fry thinly sliced remaining onions and cloves of garlic. Cook until mixture browns and dries up. Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook 4-5 minutes more.
5. Add the beans and cook for 10 minutes more. Add the mango powder and pomegranate seeds, grated ginger and simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes.
6. Before serving, pour 1 oz. (2 T) sizzling Ghee over the beans.