Vegan turkish chickpea stew with pilav

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Soak chickpeas in water overnight (at least 10 hours) and cook for 1,5—2 hours until they are

soft. Alternatively, you can use canned chickpeas. Drain the chickpeas.





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Finely dice the onion and garlic cloves. Cut the green chili peppers into thin slices.



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Heat up the oil in a pot or pan and cook the chili peppers for 5 minutes on medium high heat.
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Add the onions and fry for around 5 more minutes until fragrant. Add the garlic after that so

it doesn’t burn and fry for 1-2 minutes.



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Add tomato paste and cook until it’s toasted. Then add your drained chickpeas.
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Add chili flakes then pour hot water into the pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat , cover and let it simmer for

around 25 minutes. In the meantime you can prepare your rice.

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For the Pilav:

Wash the rice repeatedly until the water is clear.





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In a pot or pan with a lid heat up oil and fry the Vermicelli noodles with the salt until they are

golden brown and fragrant. Then add the washed, drained rice and fry for 2 more minutes

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Pour the hot water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Then turn down the heat to low and put on a lid. Very important: Don’t take off the lid while it’s

cooking! Let the rice simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes. If you want, you can stir in a

piece of butter at the end.





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Serve the chickpea stew with pilav, optionally a tablespoon of (plantbased) yogurt and fresh parsley.