Chickpea Rice

Ingredients -

• Cooked rice
• Chickpeas (Canned/Cooked)
• Mushrooms - 15 to 25 pieces
• Green bell pepper - 1
• Jalapenos - 1/2
• Garlic - 3 Cloves
• Onions - 1 medium sized
• Coconut (crushed) 
• Tomato Paste or 1 Tomato o you can Skip the tomato.
• Oil - 3 Spoons
• Salt to taste
• Paprika

Cooking Directions -

Step 1:

• Marinate chickpeas overnight in water, so that we can use them for the next day or use the canned chickpeas if you want to cook on the same day.

Step 2:

• Cook the rice separately if you are using canned chickpeas.
• Cook the rice and chickpeas together in the cooker if the chickpeas are marinated overnight.
• while cooking rice add little of salt for the good taste.

Step 3:

• Put 3 Spoons of oil in the pan, add Jalapenos, onions and garlic to oil.
• After onions are cooked, add bell pepper, mushrooms.
• Give it two minutes and add tomato paste/ tomato pieces to the pan.
•  Add little bit of salt to the added vegetables, so that they will get cooked faster and also for the good taste.
• When the vegetables are cooked, now add rice and chickpeas to the pan, then add the coconut.
• Give 6 to 7 mins to add a pinch of paprika and switch off the stove.