CHICKPEAS WITH MEAT Etli Nohut
6 Servings
1 and 1/2 soup spoons tomato sauce
1 level soup spoon salt
1/2 coffee spoon red pepper
2 finely chopped onions
2 soup spoons butter
250 grams lamb cut into pieces
500 grams chickpeas
8 glasses meat broth (or water)

Soak the chickpeas overnight in a large quantity of water to which 3 soup spoons of salt have been added.

Wash the chickpeas and boil them for 10 minutes in a large quantity of water, then drain.

Brown the meat in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and stir. Add the broth, salt, red pepper and chickpeas. Cover and cook on a low heat for 2 hours.