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ghana-bhajee recipe



Date:    Wed, 09 Jun 93 13:59:36 EDT
 From:    jmemon@lehman.com (Janine Memon)
 
 		Ghana Bhajee
 
 BIG SPANISH ONION
 2 CANS CHICK PEAS (put 1/2 cup liquid aside for later use)
 WHOLE TOMATO OR 1/2 CUP CANNED TOM
 1/2 TSP LEMON JUICE
 3 CLOVES GARLIC (PRESS)
 2 TBSP FINELY CHOPPED GINGER
 2 TBSP CORIANDER
 1/4 TSPN CAYENNE
 1/4 TSPN BLACK PEPPER
 
 DIRECTIONS
 
 Brown Onions in water (Can be done in very small amnt of oil also)
 Add ginger and garlic
 Cook 2 min.
 Add all spices except salt
 Cook 1 min.
 Add tomatoes
 Cook 5 Mins
 Add the liquid from the chick peas
 Add 1/2 cup water and lemon juice
 Cook 10 mins
 Add chick peas
 Cook 10 mins
 Add salt to taste.
 
 This becomes a kind of paste and can be eaten as is. A friend of mine usually 
 makes some for work and we spread it on a type of Mediterranean Bread we get 
 here in NYC that is fat-free. It is called Shepard's Bread made by Damascus
 Bakeries. It is very flat and thin and the Ghana Bhajee can be used as a filler
 kwvegan vegan