Also called chickpeas, chickpeas are a popular ingredient in many vegetarian recipes. Hummus and falafel have been on everyone's lips for a long time, but not many people realize that these dishes are prepared from chickpeas.
It is necessary
- • ½ cup chickpeas;
- • 1 glass of rice;
- • 2 onions;
- • 2 carrots;
- • sunflower oil;
- • 5 large cloves of garlic;
- • 2, 5 glasses of water;
- • salt and ground pepper;
- • other spices: cumin, barberry, turmeric.
Instructions
Step 1
Chickpeas are soaked in advance for 8 hours in boiled or filtered water. It is advisable to do this overnight (it will cook for more than four hours without preliminary soaking). Next, the chickpeas must be boiled for at least an hour and a half: during this time, the peas will not have time to lose their integrity, but the product itself will be in a state of half-readiness.
Step 2
Rinse the rice thoroughly and leave in a colander for a while until excess liquid drains. You can cover the dishes with a paper towel to prevent the rice from drying out on top.
Step 3
Chop the onion, grate the carrots.
Step 4
For cooking, you can use a cauldron or a deep frying pan. The oil must be poured so much that it completely covers the bottom. The dishes are placed on low heat.
Step 5
Onions, carrots are laid out in a frying pan (in a cauldron), but do not mix. Boiled peas are poured on top. Next comes a layer of rice, which is sprinkled with spices. Divide the garlic into cloves, which do not need to be peeled. You can use 5-6 pieces, distribute over the pilaf.
Step 6
Carefully, so as not to mix the contents of the cauldron, water is poured into it. It is important to follow the proportion: for 1 glass of rice there are 2 glasses of water. You can also add half a glass of water to soften the chickpeas.
Step 7
The cauldron is covered with a lid. The dish is cooked for about half an hour over low heat. Content does not mix. From time to time it is necessary to lift the lid and remove excess moisture with a towel from its inner side, so the pilaf will turn out to be more crumbly.
