Juicy Marbles

Ingredients

• Approximately 350g of juicy marbles steak, broken into medium-sized chunks, a bit bigger than bite sized. (I break it apart with my hands, but you can also slice it if you like)
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed & chopper
• 2 medium sized onions, diced
• 1/4 tsp of ground cardamon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3x bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp of ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp of white or black pepper
• 1 cup of water or vegetable broth
• 1/2 a vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tbsp of olive oil, or other cooking oil
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp of corn flour, or 2 tbsp corn starch dissolved in 1/4 cup of water
• 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika
• 1/2 cup of chickpeas, canned or soak and cook them yourself
• A handful of toasted pine nuts, for topping
• 1 cup of rice of choice (I like basmati or jasmine)
• 2 cups of water
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamon
• 1 tsp of fresh or dried thyme
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil