Ingredients

• 1.5 liter water or vegetable stock
• 1 cup - cooked chickpeas
• 1/2 cup - onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup - zucchini, diced
• 1/2 cup - carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup - tomato puree
• 1 tbsp - vegetable or peanut oil
• 2 tsp - garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp - dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp - dried rosemary
• 1 tsp - cumin powder
• 1 tsp - coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp - black pepper powder or to taste
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• salt to taste

How to Make Chickpeas and Vegetable Soup

• Heat the oil in a deep pan.
• Fry onion and garlic till fragrant.
• Stir in all the ingredients from thyme to pepper powder.
• Add celery, carrot and zucchini.
• Add water or stock.
• Simmer till the vegetables are cooked.
• Stir in the tomato puree, chickpeas and salt.
• Simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot.