Chorba Frik

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 liter vegetable stock
• 4 tablespoons green wheat (frik)
• 3 -4 tablespoons tomato puree
• handful parsley and handful coriander, finely chopped
• 4 sprigs mint, leaves chopped
• 200 g chickpeas
• 1/2 lemon

Recipe

• 1 gently fry the onion until soft. add the garlic cook for another 2 mins then add the cayenne and paprika and cook for another minute.
• 2 add the tomato puree and stock and bring to the boil, add the frik and simmer covered for 30 mins until frik is soft. (i like to then wizz with a blender) add the chickpeas and herbs and cook for a few mins until chickpeas are heated.
• 3 add a squeeze of lemon and serve with the borek (see separate recipes)…… bliss.