Baleela

Latifa Al-AhmadChef

Ingredients

• Canned Chickpeas
  2 cup
• Crushed Garlic
  1 clove
• Lemon Juice
  8 tablespoon
• Olive oil
  0.3 cup
• Cumin
  1 teaspoon
• Salt
  1 teaspoon
• Chopped parsley
  1 tablespoon

Steps

1. 1

   Drain the chickpeas with their water into a pot and place over low heat until warmed. Drain the chickpeas and place them in a serving dish. Reserve half of the chickpea water for the sauce.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   5 min
2. 2

   To prepare the sauce, mix the lemon juice and olive oil with the chickpea water. Add the crushed garlic, salt, and ½ teaspoon of cumin.

   5 min
3. 3

   Mash three tablespoons of chickpeas and add them to the sauce, mixing well.

   Required Tools:

   🍳

   Mortar and pestle

   5 min
4. 4

   Pour the sauce over the chickpeas and stir.

   5 min
5. 5

   Sprinkle the remaining cumin over the Baleela and garnish the dish with chopped parsley.

   5 min
6. 6

   Serve the dish warm with Arabic bread.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Canned Chickpeasper 100g

Energy164 kcal

Protein8.86 g

Total Fat2.59 g

Carbohydrate27.42 g

Dietary Fiber7.6 g

Total Sugars0.61 g

Crushed Garlicper 100g

Energy149 kcal

Protein6.36 g

Total Fat0.5 g

Carbohydrate33.06 g

Dietary Fiber2.1 g

Total Sugars1 g

Lemon Juiceper 100g

Energy20 kcal

Protein0.1 g

Carbohydrate5 g

Total Sugars1 g

Water94 g

Olive oilper 100g

Energy884 kcal

Total Fat100 g

Cuminper 100g

Energy375 kcal

Protein18 g

Total Fat22 g

Carbohydrate44 g

Dietary Fiber11 g

Total Sugars2.2 g

Saltper 100g

Ash100 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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