Spiced Garbanzo Beans Pie (Guest Post By Alka Jena)

by Shaheen Ali

It was a pleasant surprise when I receive a request from Shaheen Ali of

Spoon Fork And Food to do a guest post for her. She is a huge
inspiration for me because of the way she manages her Blog. Despite being in neck
deep in work, I managed to finish this post because I really wanted to be at her
Blog. You have to visit her blog to believe what I say here. Shaheen is not only a
gifted food blogger who masters the art of articulating food, but also a very talented
food stylist and photographer.


Now coming back to my dish, I just love leading a simple, hassle fee and laid back life and sometimes the simple pleasures of life can be found in simple recipes which are close to our heart. Chickpeas are one ingredient which I can go on about making a lot of varieties with. I have decided to make a pie out of it which can be best enjoyed with some salad and fresh juice. That’s it as simple as that.

A pie is a baked dish containing a filling of various sweet or savory ingredients which
is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers it completely. The first thing
that comes to our mind is the sweet, fruit-or- custard-filled pastry when you think of
pie. But all pies need not necessarily be sweet. Savory pie is one of the all-time hit
food with me and my family. Whether eaten in small slices for a snack or as a main
course, this vegetarian pie is awesome and satisfying. When it comes to a Quick
Brunch, savory pies take the lead.

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SPICED GARBANZO BEANS PIE (Guest Post By Alka Jena)
Course brunch
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Short Crust Pie:
  • 500 gms All-purpose flour
  • 220 gms Butter , chilled and cut in xbd inchs cubes
  • 4 - 5 tbsps water Ice cold
Spiced Garbanzo Beans :
For making the gravy :
Course brunch
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Short Crust Pie:
  • 500 gms All-purpose flour
  • 220 gms Butter , chilled and cut in xbd inchs cubes
  • 4 - 5 tbsps water Ice cold
Spiced Garbanzo Beans :
For making the gravy :
Instructions
For Pie Crust :
  1. Rub the cold butter with the all purpose flour till it resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Add ice cold water little at a time and using your fingers, mix very gently to bring the flour and butter mixture together to form dough.
  3. Divide the dough in 4 parts and wrap each portion of the dough with cling film very well and freeze it for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 160 degree and Grease the tart pans.
  5. Take out 2 of the dough, place it between two parchment papers and roll it gently to form a circle with a thickness of about 1/4 inch depending upon the size of the tart shell you require.
  6. Carefully place the rolled pastry onto the tart pan and trim the edges of excess dough. Now fill the tart with kidney beans and bake the tart crust for 20 to 25 minutes.
  7. Once done, allow it to cool for few minutes and very carefully remove the pie weight. You would yield 6 pie shells out of this.
Spiced Garbanzo Beans :
  1. Soak 1 cup dried white Garbanzo Beans overnight in water.
  2. Drain and rinse them.
  3. Pressure cook the Garbanzo Beans, black cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves along with tea bag and 3 cups water till the beans have softened and completely cooked.
  4. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan. Add ginger garlic paste and slit green chilies.
  5. Saute till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away, then add chopped onions, stir and saute the onions on a low to medium flame till they turn golden.
  6. Then add chopped tomatoes and add the red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix very well and saute till the tomatoes become mushy and you see fat releasing from the sides of the masala.
  7. Now add the cooked Garbanzo Beans and stir very well.
  8. Add the dry mango powder and xbd cup stock or water. Check the seasoning and stir very well and simmer the Garbanzo Beans till the gravy thickens. Mash a few beans which helps in thickening the gravy.
  9. Simmer for about 12 to 14 minutes on a low to medium flame and lastly add 1 tsp garam masala powder. Stir and mix very well.
  10. Preheat the oven to 180 degree. Take out 2 of the dough, place it between two parchment papers and roll it gently to form a thin circle out of it.
  11. Carefully place the rolled pastry onto the tart pan and trim the edges of excess dough.
  12. Make some patterns with the help of a cookie cutter and place them on the pie shells. mark some incisions with a sharp knife in few places of the covered pie shells.
  13. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or till you see the top becoming golden brown.
  14. Serve it with a salad of your choice and enjoy this treat with a fresh glass of mango juice.
Recipe Notes

Acknowledgment by Shaheen Ali :

Alka Jena is an amazingly talented Food Blogger...Recipe Creator...Food Stylist....Food Photographer from Bhubaneshwar , Odisha . She blogs at www.culinaryxpress.com. The passion behind her cooking is easily visible through the quality of posts she posses in her blog. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Alka for accepting my request to do a guest post for me this month. I had complete faith on her that she'll come up with something unusual and absolutely delectable post for my blog. Spiced Garbanzo Beans Pie is one such beautiful creation that came out from her kitchen all the way to Spoon Fork And Food. I wish Alka all the success in life and may her blogging takes her to heights and make her earn laurels now and forever. Good luck to you for all your future endeavors!
Love : Shaheen

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1 comment

Alka June 5, 2016 - 12:13 pm

It was such a pleasure to do this guest post and you truly is a person who encourages people to excell and your blog is one of the richest and widest varieties of recipes to try out from.

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