Warming chickpea stew

This stew brings satisfaction and well-being!

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 2 tbsp ghee/sesame oil virgin

• 1 onion

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 green, light pepper

• 2 carrots

• 1 stick of celery

• ¼ celeriac

• 2 tomatoes

• 1 jar of chickpeas or 250 g home-cooked

• 1 piece of ginger (thumb-sized, peeled)

• 2 tsp soup seasoning (link soup seasoning)

• 1 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• 1 tsp coriander seeds

• 1 tsp cumin

• 2 cloves

• 1 tsp Garam Masala spice mix

Preparation:

1. Finely dice the onion, garlic and ginger and fry in ghee with the mustard seeds.

2. Grind the fennel, coriander and cumin and roast them together with the whole cloves.

3. Dice the vegetables, add them and fry them

4. Add garam masala and stock and deglaze with water until completely covered.

5. After five minutes, add the cooked chickpeas and simmer for another ten minutes.

6. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh herbs.

Dosha tip: Chickpeas have an astringent effect and are ideal for Kapha and Pitta constitutions. It is important to soak the legumes in water overnight and cook them until soft to avoid flatulence. Spices such as cumin and asafoetida (hing) also have a flatulence-reducing effect.