New Delhi

Ingredients

1 c chick peas
1/4 slices ginger
1 jalapeno pepper
3 tb lime juice
1/4 c almond butter
1 1/2 tb almond oil
2 tb cilantro
8 mint leaves
1/2 tb cumin seeds

Instructions

Crudites -bell peppers, -carrots, snow peas & -celery Cook chick peas until very tender, up to 3 hours. Drain & cool. Transfer to a food processor. Add ginger, pepper, lime juice, almond butter & oil & herbs. Process until smooth. Season with salt & pepper. Place in a shallow serving dish, smoothing the top with a spatula. Sprinkle with cumin & serve with crudites. Keeps for 3 days in the fridge.