Chickpea Gheimeh

The authentic dish is favorite to many people in Yazd.
Ingredients
Chickpeas, soaked in water, 200 g
Lamb meat, cubed, 200 g
Tomato paste, 2 tablespoons
Dried limes, 5 nos
Oil, 1 cup
Brewed saffron, 1/4 cup
Potatoes, 200 g
Onions, fried and golden brown, 4 tablespoons
Turmeric, salt and pepper, as per taste
Procedure
First, put the stewing meat in a pot and fill with some water. Allow it on the flame until half-cooked. Add in the brewed saffron and stir well.
Soak the chickpeas in water for 2 days and make sure to change its water every now and then.
Once the meat is half-cooked, add in the soaked chickpeas and fried onion slices, and season to taste with salt, pepper and turmeric as well as dried limes. Allow to cook through. Reduce the heat to low till settled. Instead of dried limes you can apply fresh lemon juice, if desired. Transfer the stew into a proper dish and arrange fried potato slices on one side of the dish. It is yummy with rice. Serve hot with pickled vegetables or fresh herbs like basil. Bon Appetit!