Curried Potatoes and Chickpeas with Maifun noodles

1 cup garbanzo beans
1 to 2 tablespoons of oil
1 cup of potatoes washed and cubed
2 tablespoons ghee or oil plus extra for frying
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
1 cup onions thinkly sliced
2 large ripe tomatoes thinly sliced
2 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups water
Maifun rice sticks (skinny rice noodles) softened with hot
water for 10 minutes
1 1/2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, julienned
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped

1. Heat oil in a skillet. Fry the cubed potatoes until golden brown. Remove from the heat and set aside
2. Heat the ghee or oil in the wok over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and bay leaves and fry until aromatic. Add onion slices and saute over low heat until the onions turn golden brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, coriander, cumin, chili, and turmeric, powders, garam masala and salt, reduce the heat to low and cook until the oil separates.
4. Add the chickpeas, fried potatoes and the water
5. Add the drained Maifun noodles ( I used a small amount of noodles cause I made it just for me)
Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

5. Stir in the lime juice, ginger and cilantro before serving.