Guasanas (Mexican Fresh Chickpea)

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups fresh chickpeas, in pods
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 wash the chickpeas.
• 2 add the salt to the water.
• 3 heat a cast iron skillet or a griddle.
• 4 pour the salted water onto the skillet.
• 5 put the chickpeas, still in their pods, in the steaming water.
• 6 let steam for a few minutes, until the pods are bright green and a bit tender - test one to see if the chickpea is ready - you can even eat them raw, so they really don't need to cook much.
• 7 remove all the chickpeas in their pods from the skillet shell and eat as a healthy snack.