Hearty Chickpea Fatteh

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked chickpeas with their cooking water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup tahini
• Fried or oven-toasted or microwaved bread
• For the topping:
• Ghee (clarified butter)
• or
• Half ghee + half oil
• Pinch of pepper
• Pinch of paprika
• Salt
• Fried nuts
• For more easy vegetarian recipes from أم طه see: Stuffed Cabbage (Maqmoura)

Method

1. Mix the yogurt with the tahini, crushed garlic, and salt and stir well.
2. Add a little water so the mixture is medium-thick—not too thick and not too runny.
3. Place the bread in a small baking dish, then put the hot boiled chickpeas on top with just a little of their cooking water, then spread the yogurt mixture evenly over the chickpeas.
4. Sprinkle the nuts, pepper, and paprika, then heat oil with ghee until very hot and pour it over the top of the dish.
5. Serve the hearty chickpea fatteh immediately.
6. For more of Umm Taha's easy vegetarian recipes, see: Maqmoura Cabbage