Garbonzo Stew

Here is what we had for dinner last night, easy, tasty and everyone in the family ate it or at least their personal version of it.

Garbonzo Stew

1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 chopped onion
4 cups chopped tomatoes or 1 quart canned tomatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
2 cans of garbonzo beans (chick peas), drained and rinsed
chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in tomatoes and spices, cook 8 minutes or until thick, stir occasionally. Stir in garbonzo beans and heat through. Serve over peanut rice and sprinkle with cilantro.

Peanut rice
1 1/2 cups brown rice
1/2 cup frozen peas
1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Put rice and 3 cups of water in rice cooker or saucepan, cook until done. Stir in frozen peas, cover and let sit for several minutes until peas heat through. Stir in peanuts.

For the baby/toddler -
I heated some plain garbonzo beans in a pot with a little water, when they were warm and softened I smashed them with the back of a fork and added the rice with peas (before I put the peanuts in) and a little water.
For the older kid -
A serving of rice and peas with a little butter and salt, a serving of warmed plain beans, and a serving of peanuts.