Chickpeas for garnish

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients. To prepare chickpeas for garnish, we will need: 1 liter of water; 400 g of tomatoes in their own juice; 250 g of chickpeas; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp oregano; ground black pepper and salt to taste.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sort the chickpeas and pre-soak overnight in plenty of cold water. Then drain the water. Pour the chickpeas into a saucepan or saucepan with a thick bottom. Pour in the water. Put the saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat for about 1 hour. By the end of cooking, chickpeas should be soft inside, but whole and even slightly harsh on the outside. After all, it will still need to be stewed in a frying pan.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put the finished chickpeas in a colander and dry.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel and finely chop the garlic.

6. Step 5:

   

   Heat the olive oil in a deep frying pan. Put the garlic and fry over medium heat, stirring, for 1 minute. If desired, you can add finely chopped onion to the garlic.

7. Step 6:

   

   Add tomatoes in their own juice, tomato paste, dried oregano, salt and pepper. Mix everything together. Tomatoes in their own juice can be replaced with fresh tomatoes. They need to be cut crosswise, pour boiling water over them and remove the skin. Cut the pulp into small pieces. Tomatoes are better to use fleshy.

8. Step 7:

   

   Pour chickpeas evenly on top. Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.

9. Step 8:

   

   At the end, mix everything and remove the pan from the heat. Enjoy your meal!