Fragrant Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

30 ml olive oil
1 bengali
5 spice
3 gr turmeric
1 gr chili flakes
120 gr onion
4 garlic
180 gr green cabbage
375 gr cubed zucchini
1 slice japanese eggplant
400 gr chickpeas
475 ml tomato sauce
34 gr tomato paste
1 gr sea salt

Instructions

Perfumed wtih Benali 5-spice (panch puran), this tasty melange of vegetables is wonderful with basmati rice. DIRECTIONS: =========== In a large saucepan, saute Bengali 5-spice in oil until fragrant and popping. Add turmeric and chili, and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in onion, garlic and cabbage and cook until soft. Add zucchini, eggplant, chickpeas and half cup of chickpea liquid. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce and tomato paste. Cover and cook for 40 minutes. Per serving: 262 cal, dozen g prot, 186 mg sod, 41 g carb, 7 g fat, 0 mg chol, 69 mg calcium