Ingredients:

• 425g – cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas)
• 110g – vermicelli/ noodles
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1.5 tsp – ground black pepper
• 1 tsp – ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp – ground Ginger
• 1/4 tsp – cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp – butter/margarine
• 3/4 cup – chopped Celery
• 2 – Onion chopped
• 1/2 cup – chopped fresh Coriander leaves
• 800g – diced Tomatoes
• 7 cups – water
• 3/4 cup – green lentils
• Juice of 1 Lime
• Salt, to taste

Method:

1. In a pan heat butter and saute the onions till wilted. Add the celery, ginger, turmeric powder, cinnamon, pepper, coriander leaves and mix well. Saute for 2 minutes.
2. Add the diced tomatoes, mix well and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Add water and lentils and simmer till the lentils are cooked.
3. Add the cooked chick peas, salt and noodles and cook further 10 minutes till noodles are ‘al dente’. Stir in the lime juice and cook for a minute.
4. Serve hot immediately.
5. Recipe Courtesy: Mareena’s Recipe Collections