Chickpea And Potato Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups uncooked dried garbanzo beans, soaked for 12 hours, drained
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• salt
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• chopped fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 put chickpeas onions and 8 cups of water into a pot and bring to the boil.
• 2 cover partially, turn heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
• 3 add the potatoes, salt, spices and another 3/4 cup of water.
• 4 bring back to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer on low for a further 1 1/2 hours.
• 5 stir in the lemon juice, check to see if it needs more salt and pepper, then serve with a sprinkle of parsley over each bowl of soup.