Vegetable Rice Pilaf with Maple-Caramelized Chickpeas | Kids | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) butter
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 500 ml (2 cups) long-grain rice
• 750 ml (3 cups) water
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground cinnamon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
• 250 ml (1 cup) canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained well (or firm tofu, diced)
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich flavour)
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) fresh cilantro, chopped (or mint)