Mattar Guchi

Recipe from the book The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup water
• 1  small onion, finely chopped
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  pinch ground cloves
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 (15 1/2ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (10 ounce) box  frozen peas, thawed
• 1 (8 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed

• to garnish

•  chopped fresh cilantro
•  freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Place the water in a large pot. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring until the onion softens slightly. Add all the spices and cook 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients except the pepper and cilantro. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
2. Serve over rice or potatoes, garnished with cilantro and pepper, if desired.