Chickpea Chili

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This tasty chili has lots of ingredients, but it’s not difficult to make.  Perfect for a November evening! (photo:  secretlyhealthy.com)

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 1 small chopped carrot
• 1 tsp jar garlic
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/4 pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tblsp tomato paste
• 2 (15 oz) cans of chickpeas
• 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tblsp cilantro
• 1 tblsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot.  Add onion, celery, carrot, and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes. 
2. Stir in cumin and next 7 ingredients.  Stir and cook for about 1 minute.
3. Add in water, tomato paste, chickpeas, and tomatoes.  Bring to a boil.
4. Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes.  Add in cilantro and lemon juice.

Enjoy!