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Chickpeas in the Oven

Ingredients:
1 kilo of chickpeas
½ cup of olive oil
2 chopped or melted onions
1 spoonful of oregano
2 carrots cut in thin slices
Salt and peppercorns
1 bunch of chopped celery
1 cup of lemon juice

Instructions:
Use a large earthen pan or a roaster. Soak the chickpeas in plenty of water from the previous night. Wash them well in the morning and put them in the earthen pan. Bake them in a preheat oven in 180 – 200 degrees for about 2 – 3 hours. Add some lemon juice and serve them.

 

Find here the cookbook: Traditional Recipies of Holy Mount Athos by Monk Nikitas Agioreitis

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