Sweet And Sour Chickpeas And Green Beans

• 2garlic — crushed
• ½green bell pepper
• 7 ozgreen beans — trimmed
• 30 ozchickpeas — 2 cans
• 1 tbspcornstarch — or arrowroot powder
• —brown rice — cooked

For the sweet and sour sauce

• 2 tbspmaple syrup
• ¼ cuptamari
• ¼ cuprice vinegar
• 1 tbsptomato paste
• ½ cupwater