Nibblous | pune style chickpeas

Ingredients

• 225g dried chickpeas
• 2 x 2.5cm slices of root ginger
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cloves
• black peppercorns
• seeds of 6 cardamom pods, ground (doesn't state whether green or black)
• 1 red chilli, seeded
• 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 tomatoes roughly chopped
• 1/4 tsp tamarind paste