Lablabi

Description:

Tunisian cuisine: Lablabi is a Tunisian popular food, is a winter eaters excellently, where Tunisians consider it a cold-resistant eaters, this food is widespread and unprecedented popularity of popular groups abound shops devoted to selling food in popular neighborhoods and in densely populated areas, but in recent years this food has become famous on National level, its consumers have become of all segments
Ingredients:

3 ½ -4 cups water

2 cups whole, dry chickpeas

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon salt

½ tablespoon black pepper

2 whole eggs poached

Canned tuna

Harisa and/or crushed red pepper flakes

Olive oil

Stale bread or fresh kesra torn into small pieces

Accompaniments:

Tuna, Olives, Egg, Harissa, Capers, Pickled vegetables

How to prepare:

Place chickpeas in a large bowl and add water. Allow the chickpeas to soak overnight. Make sure chickpeas are fully covered by the water.

Pour the chickpeas and the water they soaked in into a pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, partially cover and allow to simmer until very tender. Skim any foam that may develop at the surface.

*Note: This may take 30-40 minutes, but you will know they are done when you can easily smash them between your fingers and some of the skins start to separate from the chickpeas.

Once the chickpeas are fully cooked, add the salt, pepper, and cumin. Stir and remove from heat.

Serve hot in a bowl and add your preferred garnish. You can go simple and traditional with just pepper flakes and a drizzle of olive oil. Or go all out and add the stale bread to soak up the broth, a generous spoonful of harissa, some good quality Tunisian tuna, and a poached egg to top it all off.