Mashed Chickpea Soup with Coriander

Last Monday, i was at this Lebanese restaurant and the Addas soup served was flavourful and good, especially when you're craving for something hot and soupy at the same time! So today i was pretty bored of cooking up the usual everyday stuff and i thought why don't i make to do with what i have available in my kitchen and i got the idea on transforming my chickpea (garbanzo) into the lentil soup (Addas) i tasted 2 nights ago.

I prefer the dry chickpeas where you can buy in bulk instead of the canned ones. But no matter how i tried cooking the chickpeas, it's never really how i wanted it , tender and yet soft therefore , i resorted to the canned one for ease of use and also minus the time needed to cook it.

INGREDIENTS
* 255g chickpeas
* 2 cloves garlic
* 1 large onion, finely diced
* Salt and pepper to taste
* 7 cups of water/broth
* 2 tsp cumin powder ( adjust accordingly)
* 1/4 tsp turmeric
* Handful of finely chopped coriander leaves

Method:
1) Get ready your chicken broth and keep it boiling.
2) Heat your non-stick with some olive oil and saute the minced garlic and onions while you let the broth boil.
3) Once the garlic and onion's ready, pour some chicken broth and let it simmer for a while more before transferring the garlic and onion into the pot of broth.
4) While its boiling, mashed the chickpeas with your fork if you like some texture, otherwise you can put it in the food processor and blend it before adding it into the broth.
5) After you've added the mashed chickpeas, add the cumin and turmeric powder.
6) Let it boil further before adding the chopped coriander.
7) From time to time , season with salt and pepper.

Note:
For those that like your soup to be on the thick side, you can reduce the amount of water used or add more mashed chickpeas into it.

You can serve it as it is or with a hot lebanese bread or any breadstuff.

Allow a longer duration when you boil your soup because the time will just make your soup more flavorful and taste better; like a good wine that age beautifully with time.