ETLİ NOHUT

CHICK PEAS WITH BEEF CUBES

Serves 6.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb dried chick peas ( soaked over night )
• 1 lb beef cubes
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 20 baby chilli peppers
• 2 tbs of vegetable oil
• 2 tbs of tomato paste
• 1/2 tbs of red pepper paste
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• salt

In a large pot, take vegetable oil and beef cubes and cover the lid. Cook them over medium heat until it absorbs its own juice. Add chopped onion and stir.Wash and cut the tops of baby chili peppers. Add them to the pot and cook them for five minutes. Add tomato and red pepper paste. Stirring occasionally, cook for another five minutes. Add boiling water ,stir.Drain chick peas and add them to the pot. Add black pepper, and salt. Give them a quick stir.Turn the heat down to low and cook for one hour or until chick peas are soft. 
Serve it warm with rice and salad.