Nibblous | southwestern garbanzo beans

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion finely chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 250g ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 2 tsps ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• salt and black pepper
• cayenne pepper to taste
• 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) drained (or about 150g dried, soaked overnight, boiled for 4 hours or so, till tender - much nicer)
• 150ml water
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 110g pitted dates, chopped
• 1 tbsp lime juice