Hey! Could I have the recipe for lablabi, please?
So let's see...
Essential Ingredients:
Leftover Bread (At least a day old and well-stored. NEVER use fresh bread for Lablabi. This is the same rule as Egg Fried Rice: Never use fresh rice for it.)
Chickpeas (stored in a plastic bottle and filled with water.) (and yes you need the water.) (Usually, we put these in the freezer and get it out when the time is right but of course, fresh is always best.)
Harissa (If you have both Homemade and Canned, it's AMAZING. Do both if possible.)
Cumin (Be generous with it.)
Salt
Olive Oil
Vinegar
Optional Ingredients:
Cheese (Just plain triangle cheese, no need for something extravagant)
Any other spices you have (ground black pepper, ground paprika etc)
Garlic
Soft-boiled Egg
Canned Tuna
Capers
Preparation:
Mince the leftover bread in the bowl you're about to eat in by HAND (it's better to do so by hand.)
In the meantime, make sure you heat the chickpeas with its water. You're going to need both. Make sure it's PIPING HOT. Lablabi is not a dish served cold and better to be eaten the INSTANT it's ready.
In the bread bowl, add a little olive oil and vinegar (not too much OK? Just enough!), salt and cumin and especially the Harissa (this one depends on your spice tolerance. I cannot live without Harissa anymore so for me, I can easily eat Lablabi with 3/4/5 large tablespoons) then gradually add the water with chickpeas in it and mix everything until evenly distributed. If the Lablabi is too wet, add more bread, if it's too dry, add more water. As soon as you see the consistency you want, you're ready to eat. The optional ingredients are, as their name's sake, optional and are to be added later if so desired.
Bon appetit.