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Questions tagged [chickpeas]

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How is Channa Dal processed from Chickpea? Does it have any difference?

I made hummus from dried chickpea and I removed the skin manually after boiling it. It was a tedious process. Thats when I thought of Channa Dal or split chickpea. I want to try with that to make hummus. (I just soaked it) But I could not find a…
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How do you stop chickpeas exploding in the microwave?

I put chickpeas & beans in my curry but when microwaving some the next day it exploded. How can I prevent this? (Like with eggs you just prick the yolk and no explosions)
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Is it safe to reheat chickpeas twice?

I cooked a batch of garbanzo beans, immediately washed under cold tap water, drained 10-20 minutes, and transferred to the fridge to chill for a few hours, then transferred to portioned freezer bags and put in the freezer A few days later I took a…
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Sodium in canned beans and legumes

I was looking at some cans of black beans and chickpeas I had. They both had higher sodium than I would have expected. Much higher than non-canned varieties. I am wondering where does that sodium lie? Is the sodium in the liquid that the beans are…
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How do you split Chickpeas?

I'm currently reading a South-Indian cookbook which is adamant that you only use split chickpeas in the recipes, but I can only find the unsplit variety. What does it actually mean to split chickpeas and what is the method? The cookbook gives the…
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What is this weird black and white stuff on my chickpeas?

I soaked my chickpeas for 24 hours and just cooked them in my pressure cooker. I added salt and pepper before cooking. I just tasted one and it was perfect. Then I drained them and saw that lots of them have this weird white and black stuff on…
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How to I need to treat dried green lentils?

In the attached picture you see green lentils which I want to prepare in order to make a Dal. They are obviously dried although it is not mentioned directly on the package. My question is: Do I need to treat them like dried chickpeas? Dried…
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Can Chick Peas take over two hours to cook?

I have been cooking Chick Peas for 2 hours, and they still feel too hard to enjoy. (I did soak them for 24 hours before that). Can that be? They have been sitting in my pantry for some years, would that affect them? (They look and taste perfectly…
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Why did my Chickpea water congeal?

I cooked a bag of chickpeas in a slow cooker, just water and the peas. Once the peas were soft I ate them with the water they were cooked in, like a bean soup. Once that cooled the "soup" congealed like jello. I didn't know it would do that. Is that…
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Orange spots on dry chickpea

I have had some dry chickpeas for quite some time (~6-12 months) in my pantry and now I'm looking to cook them. Most of them have some orange spots, which I'm not sure are normal (See picture below). Are they safe to eat?
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How do I substitute rehydrated garbanzo beans for garbanzo beans from a can?

Possible Duplicate: How should I prepare dried chickpeas? When making food like falafel and hummus, recipes typically ask for canned garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas). I have on hand a bag of dried garbanzo beans. In the past I have tried…
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Falafel sticks to bottom of pot when frying

I have store-bought falafel mix. I make the falafel by deep-frying it; unlike others, I have no problem with the balls falling apart. However, after I put the falafel in the oil, it sticks to the bottom of the pot, and I have to pry it off using a…
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How can I know when are chickpeas done soaking?

I am trying to make tofu out of chickpeas with this Any Legume Tofu recipe (which seems like Burmese Chickpea Tofu), which states: Ingredients: 200g dried legumes (chickpeas, beans, lentils) Method: Soak the legumes overnight or for at least 8…
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Can I use baking powder to soften dry beans or chickpeas?

Dry beans or chickpeas don't easily soften up after boiling. Can I use baking powder (not baking soda) to soften dry beans or chickpeas?
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Soaked chick peas (overnight) smell like sour milk

I put chickpeas in cold water last night and let them soak overnight, at room temperature, about 14-16 hours total. Today when I took the cover off, there was white foam on top of the water. I dumped the beans in a colander and got a whiff of a…
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