Saturday, March 3, 2012

Nohutlu Ispanak......as Delicious dish from Turkey (Chickpeas with Spinach )


After a long week away from the blog, I'm back again. We had one of the worst snow storms that I have seen. We had three days of non-stop snowing, and we have to clear the sidewalk 6 times in a day!.......life becomes very slow when it snows......but I enjoyed it!!

I love chickpeas, lentils, and beans. I can eat them just cooked from the pot. I can't buy them in cans, they do not taste good for me.

I love just boiled chickpeas; specially when they are warm just with olive oil and salt.....It is heaven for me!!.....and my daughters likes them too.....when I have chickpeas, she always asked for more. Here you have our favorite recipe.


Nohutlu Ispanak (Chickpeas with Spinach from Turkey)


1 1/2 cups of dried chickpeas
1 onion (chopped)
3 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 cup of diced tomatoes (or 3/4 can of diced tomatoes)
300 grams of frozen spinach (defrosted and drained)
3 tablespoons of parsley (chopped)
3 tablespoons of mint (chopped)
1 teaspoon of cumin (fresh grounded)
Salt
Olive oil

Place chickpeas in cold water, and soak them overnight. Drain and rinse them. Cook them until tender.

In a pot, heat the oil, and at medium heat cook the onion along with the garlic (about 5 minutes). Incorporate the diced tomatoes, cumin, salt, parsley and mint. Add the chickpeas, correct for salt and cumin. Incorporate the spinach, cover and simmer for 15 minutes at low temperature.

Serve with olive oil on top. ENJOY!!

8 comments:

  1. Un plato estupendo Marcela,tanto los garbanzos como las espinacas, en casa nos encantan....que suerte con la nieve,este año en mi pueblo no la hemos visto.
    Besets.

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  2. Un plat très printanier. J'en fais aussi et on aime beaucoup aussi.
    A très bientôt

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  3. Marcela debe ser hermoso ver tanta nieve, me gustaría alguna vez poder pasar una Navidad blanca. Me encantan los garbanzos y estos se ven deliciosos justo tengo cocidos en cuanto compre las espinacas lo hago.
    Besos

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  4. Google esta como raro no sé si publicará mi comentario anterior asi que te repito que me encantan los garbanzos en cuanto compre las espinacas preparo este plato , que encuentro ideal para el frio, aquí ayer casi nos derretimos que extremos de temperatura no?.
    Besos

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  5. Amiga que rico los ingredientes que lleva este plato Creo que tendré que hacerlo para probarlo
    besos para ti y tu pequeña

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  6. Este plato es uno de los favoritos de mi novio...muy tradicional aquí en Andalucía, pero con comino (que yo no soporto)..haré esta versión turca, seguro que gustará a los dos ;)
    Un abrazo de primavera desde Sevilla!
    ;)

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  7. The chickpeas look wonderfully delicious. I would eat some with rice :)

    Have a beautiful day!

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  8. Hola: una receta estupenda para este invierno frío. Ademas con las espinacas me encanta.
    Un abrazo

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