Chickpeas

[mushroom 12,955]

I really do love chickpeas. As a healthy option, they are cheap and nutritious. Major plus side, if you cook them properly, they take on flavours really well.

I find they work best with middle eastern/indian flavours. Although some European dishes work too. E.g. Spanish fabada, normally you would use beans, I always add chickpeas aswell as smoked paprika

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[Ken's Deputy 4,459]

Well, I'm having Peppered Pig for my grub, today. Had a fukking blow out curry, last night! My god; Those chapati's make a fukking meal a stuffing!

Busy building a fukking great gate just now though. Got to get as far as I can with that first. Else those chickers will get drained off and stuffed in the fridge for the night!

[TOMO 26,197]

f***ing chick peas .....only time they are nice is in hummus .....and even then its needs to be a flavoured hummus

[shaaark 10,787]

Well deputy, I did it.  Not had chickpeas for a couple of years, so, bought some today.  Tell you the truth, I've forgotten how/what they taste like, so will put some in with a chicken curry I'm making tomorrow.  Will let you know how they fare. 

Oh yeah, the dried ones, so will soak them overnight, a bit later.

[Ken's Deputy 4,459]

Shaaark! My Man!!! I should have Known You wouldn't let me down!

Get those little yellow fukkers soaking ASAP! I personally find you basically 'can't' soak them 'Too long'. Over night? Mehhh. Forty eight hours? Hell, why not?!

Fukk it! I'm having Red Pig tonight. Reckon I about have time yet to whip out a load of chickies and ever so gently, gradually defrost them, by increments, in the micro

This'll be a first, for me. 'Red Pig 'n Peas'. Got a ring to it!

 

[NEWKID 27,159]

2 hours ago, shaaark said:

Well deputy, I did it.  Not had chickpeas for a couple of years, so, bought some today.  Tell you the truth, I've forgotten how/what they taste like, so will put some in with a chicken curry I'm making tomorrow.  Will let you know how they fare. 

Oh yeah, the dried ones, so will soak them overnight, a bit later.

Good carrier of flavour, so in a curry, stew etc yeah... but can't see the attraction as a side on a plate, hummous is ok...but meat and a pile of chick peas...not for me.. sorry KD

[shaaark 10,787]

2 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Good carrier of flavour, so in a curry, stew etc yeah... but can't see the attraction as a side on a plate, hummous is ok...but meat and a pile of chick peas...not for me.. sorry KD

Lol there won't be a pile of chickpeas mate, just enough to add 'interest' to the dish lol.  Like I said, it's been probably four or five years since I ate any chickpeas, so just bought 1kg of them, to try in a few different dishes. 

Not expecting much though, there's probably a pretty good reason why I haven't eaten any for a few years!  Lol. 

[mushroom 12,955]

19 hours ago, shaaark said:

Well deputy, I did it.  Not had chickpeas for a couple of years, so, bought some today.  Tell you the truth, I've forgotten how/what they taste like, so will put some in with a chicken curry I'm making tomorrow.  Will let you know how they fare. 

Oh yeah, the dried ones, so will soak them overnight, a bit later.

Make sure you add a teaspoon of bi-carb to the water when soaking and cooking

[shaaark 10,787]

27 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Make sure you add a teaspoon of bi-carb to the water when soaking and cooking

I did read that, but it also says it will deplete many of the vitamins etc, so I'll give it a miss. 

[Daniel cain 45,482]

Only good for a f***ing spod mix..