GARBANZO BEAN SOUP

Hi all, my son made this for us on a Friday evening, something light and tasty yet filling. This was a soup that he made using Garbanzo Beans as the main ingredient. It came out really well that I had to share this with you all. I am more of a Tomato soup person but this was so good that I totally relished it. So here it goes

GARBANZO BEAN SOUP

INGREDIENTS

Garbanzo Beans: 1 Can rinsed and drained

Canola Oil: 1 Tbsp

Onion: 1 medium halved and sliced

Potato: 1 medium diced

Carrot: 1 diced

Green Chilli: 1 sliced

Garlic Cloves: 3 pods finely chopped

Cumin-Coriander Powder: 1 Tsp

Red Chilli Powder: 1 Tsp

Vegetable stock: 4 Cups

Salt and Pepper: As required

Cilantro: Chopped for garnish

Garbanzo Bean Soup

MAKING

Heat the oil in a large deep pan, add the sliced onion, diced potato and carrots and saute, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Now, add in the sliced green chilli and the finely chopped garlic into it and stir for a minute. Put in the Cumin-Coriander powder, Red chilli powder and stir before adding the vegetable stock.

Bring the soup to a boil and reduce the heat and cook until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the rinsed and drained garbanzo beans with the required salt and pepper. Stir occasionally for about 10 minutes in low flame.

That's it delicious Garbanzo Bean Soup is ready. Garnish it with freshly chopped Cilantro. Serve it in bowls and enjoy.

TIPS/VARIATIONS

You can use Vegetable oil instead of Canola oil.

You can also add bread crumbs or Papad as garnish

Make sure you rinse the canned Garbanzo beans and drain the water.

You can also use kidney beans or any other kind of healthy canned beans