Lamb peas, or How delicious to cook chickpeas for garnish

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

How often have you heard the phrase "chickpeas"? And what about “Volozhsky”, “walnut” and, finally, “mutton chickpeas”? This is an annual legume, which is very much in demand in the East. You can cook delicious chickpeas as a side dish or as a sauce.

How to cook chickpeas for a side dish: a simple recipe

We will need:

• Chickpeas - 2 cups.
• Butter - 50 grams.
• Low fat cream or milk - 1 cup.
• Turmeric - a pinch.
• Basil - a handful.
• S alt, pepper - to taste.

Step 1

The first thing to do is prepare the beans for cooking (a bit of a tautology, but sorry). To do this, fill the chickpeas with cold water at night or fill it in the morning for your entire working (training) day. Chickpeas absorb water very well, so don't be stingy, use plenty.

Step 2

Already awake (back from work) and ready to create? But it’s still too early: we drain the water in which the chickpeas were soaked, and, like Cinderella, we begin to sort through: ugly and darkened - out!Pour new cold water into the pan and cook the chickpeas for about an hour over low heat.

Step 3

We heat milk when the chickpeas are already cooked. Meanwhile, we grind our mutton peas with a blender, mix warm milk, butter, spices and herbs to it. After adding all the ingredients, beat the puree again. Too thick mass can be diluted with milk or cream.

Done, bon appetit!

Easy and delicious chickpea recipes

Before we move on to how to cook delicious chickpeas for a side dish and not only, we need to talk about why this legume is so useful. In lean years, Turkish peas saved many lives from starvation. The period and conditions of its storage are very long and easy, it is enriched with nutritional properties and minerals. There are 308 kcal per 100 grams of grains, 60% carbohydrates, easily digestible, 30% proteins, 10% nutrients (vitamins and minerals).

Chickpeas and mushrooms

Chickpeas are increasingly seen in the human food basket. And all because of this product quite satisfying and tasty dishes are obtained. It is perfect not only for meat, but also for mushrooms! In addition, chickpeas with mushrooms do not take so long to cook - even less than an hour.

We will need:

• Chickpeas - 200 grams.
• Mushrooms - 400 grams.
• Sunflower oil - 4 tablespoons.
• Onion - 1 piece.
• Carrots - 1-2 pieces.
• Garlic - 1 clove.
• S alt, pepper - to taste.

Step 1

Before cookingit is necessary to soak the peas in cold water for half a day.

Step 2

Drain water, sort it out, fill it with new water, boil it - you already know the process. How to cook - drain the remaining water.

Step 3

Heat a frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil, add peas and fry over high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.

Step 4

In the second frying pan, fry the diced onion until golden brown, then add the grated carrot on a coarse grater.

Step 5

Add boiled mushrooms to onion-carrot fry, fry for 5 minutes.

Step 6

Pour the fried peas into the vegetable mix, turn on a small fire, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 9-10 minutes. Finely chop or crush the garlic in a special device and add to the peas with mushrooms. Add spices.

Step 7

Serve on the table. Bon appetit!

Chickpea cutlets

We looked at how delicious to cook chickpeas for a side dish. But from it you can make not only side dishes like chickpeas with vegetables or mashed potatoes, but real he althy cutlets.

We will need:

• chickpeas - 200 grams;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• dill - 1 bunch;
• cardamom and cumin (seeds) - 2 tsp;
• s alt, pepper - optional.

The first stage (and the second) does not differ much from the previous recipes: soak, drain, sort, pour, boil, drain. Nothing complicated, more interesting!

Crush cardamom and cumin in a coffee grinder or using a mortar. We take a blender and put in it: ready-made chickpeas, chopped onions, garlic and, if desired, spices. We press the button and get minced meat, in which you need to add dill.

Wet our hands and shape the meatballs. In the meantime, preheat the oven at 180 degrees, grease the baking sheet with oil - and put it in the oven for 15 minutes.

Decorate with herbs and fresh vegetables for serving. Bon appetit!

Now you know a few recipes on how to deliciously cook chickpeas for a side dish. Delight your loved ones with delicious and he althy dishes!