🇰🇼 Kuwait cuisine · #12

Nikhi

Nikhi
Time60 min
Serves6
Ingredients9

Chickpeas cooked with onion, tomato, spices and lemon, served hot during Ramadan.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil the chickpeas.
  2. Fry onion, tomato and spices.
  3. Add the chickpeas and some liquid.
  4. Simmer 10 minutes and add lemon.
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