Cooking advice, please

[gothick]

I have a (good, so far) recipe book in front of me, and a recipe for Chick Pea and Pepper Stew that I've not tried yet. The first four instructions read:

1. Drain the chick peas through a sieve
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry gently the onion and the garlic for 2-3 minutes, until softened
3. Add the peppers and cook for another 2-3 minutes
4. Add the drained chick peas, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer gently for 10 minutes

Now, is my culinary imagination not up to scratch, or will I not actually have enough liquid to actually simmer anything at that point? The next two steps are to add yoghurt to thicken it up, and serve. I can't quite imagine this coming out as a stew, somehow...

Comments

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

Yes, good point. I wonder whether she missed another step out of this one. Her stuff is normally pretty tasty (last night's dish, that gave me my leftover chickpeas for tonight,had turmeric, paprika, cumin, coriander and garam masala...)

[kaveypie.livejournal.com]

Mmm, mum's chickpea curry is one of the easiest recipes on her site and is totally utterly delish, for next time you fancy a chickpea recipe.

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

Yes, must check out your mum's site again. Will have a look this week if I have time.