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Persian pasta with spiced chickpeas and pistachio recipe
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Persian pasta with spiced chickpeas and pistachio recipe

11 ingredients 5 min + 20 min 2 people openrecipes

It was actually the Arab conquests of Sicily that first introduced pasta to Italy... hence this fabulous Persian pasta dish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

401
Calories
17g
Protein
17g
Fat
52g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250 spaghetti
  • g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tin of tomatoes
  • cup clove of garlic
  • 1 cumin
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 0.5 turmeric
  • tsp almond flakes
  • 0.5 pistachios
  • tsp chopped parsley

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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