Tag: legumes

Fried Chickpeas or Ceci Friti

Fried Chickpeas or Ceci Friti

This Fried Chickpeas or Ceci Frito, is a classic Italian fried chickpea appetizer. I have to say, these  are seriously good munchies, very addictive – especially when they are served crisp warm from the skillet. Fried they are, but not deep fried. They are actually 

Spiced Lentil Stuffed Flat Bread (Ajwain Dal Paratha)

Spiced Lentil Stuffed Flat Bread (Ajwain Dal Paratha)

  Dal(Lentil) paratha/flat bread is something which I learned from my grandmother. My grandparents lived only a few minutes away from our home. And it would be often that my grandpa would walk by with a bag of hot, freshly made parathas and a bunch of flowers for 

Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Hummus is Chickpeas in Arabic.  And as everyone knows there are a lot of variations to the traditional Hummus. I love Middle Eastern food, with all the flavors in it, but when I cook at home I do tweak it to cater to my taste