Shuro (Garbanzo Bean Flour and Spices)

Ingredients

• •1 cup chick-pea flour
• •1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric
• •1/2 teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot or ground ginger
• •1/4 teaspoon paprika
• •1/4 teaspoon hot red chili powder
• •1/4 teaspoon ground aniseed
• •1 cup water
• •1 teaspoon corn oil
• •2 tablespoons chick-pea flour mix
• •1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1Mix together the chick-pea flour, tumeric, ginger, paprika, hot chili and aniseed. Mix well and set aside.
2. 2To prepare the sauce, bring the water and oil to a boil in a skillet, add 2 tablespoons of the mix and the salt and simmer over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes. The sauce will thicken quickly to a thick puree.
3. 3Serve warm with ingera. Or serve the sauce with any stew as a side dish.