Ingredients:
1 kilo of meat (beef)
½ kilo of chickpeas
3 large onions
2 large carrots
4-5 ripe tomatoes or tomato pulp
Salt, pepper, cumin
1 cup of olive oil
Preparation:
Soak the chickpeas for 2-3 hours in warm water. In a pot prepare the onions, chopped in rings, sauté. Then add the beef pieces, washed and pat dried, and cook well. Add the carrots, the sauce, the salt, the pepper and cumin in the pot, pour 2-3 glasses of water and finally the chickpeas and leave until half-cooked. Empty the food in a deep pot (gastra), cover and cook 1.5 hour at 180oC. Notes: you can prepare this dish with white sauce; instead of tomatoes add 2 tablespoons of flour diluted with water.
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