Fateh

[Phteven]

ingredients:

500gms chickpeas
2tsp bicarb soda
approx 2-3 toasted bread loaves broken in pieces (leb bread)
3 garlic cloves crushed
2 tbsp tahini
1-1.5 cup youghurt
water to thin out
a splash of vinegar
salt
3 tbsps finely chopped parsley for garnish
2tbsps pinenuts toasted for garnish
paprika for garnish
and 2 large tbsps of ghee heated for garnish

method:

soak your chickpeas for ATLEAST 4 hrs (preferably overnight) in cold water with the bicarb sprinkled over
next morning, rinse your chickpeas and add to a pot of boiling water and boil until cooked (soft )
arrange your broken bread pieces in a large tray or serving dish
add some off the chickpeas to the bread and stir together so that the bread is mixed with the chickpeas
add a layer of chickpeas on top (not to thick!)

youghurt sauce:

add the crushed garlic, salt,youghurt, tahini,vinegar and mix vigourously until combined to a nice thick consistency, add enough water to create a speadable thick sauce but not watery!

spoon the sauce over the chickpea layer to cover them.
sprinkle your parsley, pinenuts and paprika on top.
and drizzle the hot ghee all over! Or extra virgin olive oil.