Name: Lablabi
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups of Chickpeas, rinsed and soaked overnight; 3 to 4 garlic cloves, peeled; ½ lemon; salt, pepper, cumin powder, harissa, capers, olives, vinegar, olive oil, tuna (canned), pickled pepper; 2 minute-boiled egg for each serving; bread, torn into medium pieces (preferably 2 days old bread)

Lablabi is a popular Tunisian dish. It’s a chickpeas soup served as a breakfast street food during cold days. Originally, Lablabi is a “food of the poor” and became very popular in the late decades. Other than its nutritious value, it is a must eat in winter.

RECIPE

2 cups of Chickpeas, rinsed and soaked overnight

3 to 4 garlic cloves, peeled

½ lemon

salt, pepper, cumin powder, harissa, capers, olives, vinegar, olive oil, tuna (canned), pickled pepper

2 minute-boiled egg for each serving

bread, torn into medium pieces (preferably 2 days old bread)

Rinse the chickpeas and let them soak overnight in 3 liters of water.
Put the chickpeas with its water in a large sauce pan.
Add the garlic cloves, 2 tbsp of olive oil and the half lemon and cook for about 1 hour and a half or 2 hours, until the chickpeas are tender.
Serve the soup in bowls where you individually add the seasonings, bread and egg. Mix and eat.

RECIPE

ENJOY YOUR HOMEMADE TREAT!