Chickpea dishes: cooking recipes

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

What are chickpea dishes? How to cook them? You will find answers to these and other questions in the article. Dishes with chickpeas, or, as it is also called, lamb or Turkish peas, are full and very tasty. Chickpeas are most popular in Central Asia, as well as in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Chickpeas are used to make cereals, snacks, sweets and side dishes. Recipes with chickpeas are interesting for those who fast and for vegetarians: due to the special structure that mutton peas acquire after cooking, and its nutritional value, the dishes are very dense, warm and leave a feeling of satiety for a long time. Let's take a look at some of them below.

Chickpeas

Many people like chickpea dishes. The beans of these chickpeas have a strange shape that resembles a ram's head with a bird's beak. Their diameter ranges from 0.5 to 1.5 cm.

Chickpeas contain much less protein than other legumes. It also absorbs very well. But the basic essential acids - tryptophan and methionine - are more in it than in other beans.

Chickpea containsfiber, which improves digestion, favorably affects the functioning of the heart. Sprouted chickpeas contain potassium, magnesium, a huge amount of calcium, vitamins A and C, high-quality fats and proteins. Lamb peas provide the body with energy that is consumed gradually, without raising blood sugar levels. It is a low calorie, high nutritional product.

Chickpeas keep flawlessly. Dried, compared to fresh, saves up to 70% of all minerals and vitamins. In the world of dried products, this result is considered a record.

In terms of protein content, chickpeas can successfully replace meat. Chickpea broth is identical in taste to chicken broth. It is so rich that a spoon stands in it as soon as it cools down a bit. That's why chickpea soup is great for winter.

Oshi Burida

Have you ever tried meatless chickpea dishes? Let's try to cook oshi burida soup. It contains a lot of greenery, which makes it extremely useful. Take:

• 1 tbsp flour;
• two onions;
• 1 tbsp chickpeas;
• three carrots;
• 5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• garlic - three cloves;
• pepper;
• greens (a bunch of dill, sage, mint, thyme, cilantro, wild garlic, green basil, rosemary, parsley, tarragon);
• s alt.

Cook this chickpea dish like this:

1. Soak chickpeas overnight in hot water. Next, boil it until cooked. This will take you 2 hours.
2. Knead a very hard doughfrom ¼ st. water and flour. Pour in ½ tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
3. Roll out the dough thinly, let it dry a little. Fry finely chopped garlic, onion and carrots in vegetable oil.
4. Roll up the dough and carefully cut the noodles to about 1 cm wide.
5. Add thyme, rosemary, and sage (and other herbs, if available) to a pot of boiled chickpeas. Pepper, s alt and boil. If there is not enough water in the pot, add boiling water.
6. Add noodles to boiling soup. Now quickly chop the greens finely, send them to the soup and turn off the heat. Pour into bowls, you can add yogurt or sour cream.

Lenten Candy

Everyone should learn lean chickpea recipes. How to concoct lean sweets from these peas? Take:

• three art. l. nut butter;
• 1 tbsp dry chickpeas;
• s alt (to taste);
• honey - three large spoons;
• dark chocolate bar;
• vanillin (to taste).

Cook this chickpea dish as follows:

1. Soak chickpeas overnight, then boil for two hours.
2. Honey, nut paste and boiled chickpeas grind with a blender to a very thick, uniform puree. From it you will then form sweets, so adjust the amount of honey in the process of creating puree.
3. Roll the puree into balls. So that the dough does not stick to your hands, grease them with vegetable oil. Send the finished balls to the freezer for an hour.
4. Melt water chocolate in the bath, do not remove from heat. Dip the iced balls into it one by one. You can do this with toothpicks.

Chicken Briani

We continue to consider chickpea recipes further. Now let's find out how to cook briani with chicken. You will need:

• one bulb;
• 1 tbsp basmati rice;
• one tomato;
• 0.5 kg chicken;
• 0, 5 tbsp. chickpeas;
• garlic - four cloves;
• 1 cm piece of ginger;
• turmeric - one tsp;
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 150g natural yoghurt;
• red pepper, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, cardamom - 0.5 tsp each;
• 3 tbsp. l. cow butter;
• parsley;
• 3 tbsp. l. almonds.

This delicious chickpea dish is prepared like this:

1. Wash the chicken in the evening, cut into large pieces, rub with s alt and spices, add yogurt, wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight. Pour 2 cups of water over chickpeas and leave overnight as well.
2. Wash the rice and pat dry. Boil the chickpeas for an hour. Cut the onion into half rings, grate the ginger and garlic on a fine grater, cut the tomato into cubes. Fry all this in vegetable oil, add spices, s alt and simmer for three minutes.
3. Sauté almonds in cow butter, then add turmeric, rice, s alt and curry. Roast for three minutes. Pour in boiling water (1.5 cups) and cook for enough time so that the rice is slightly undercooked.
4. Chop the chicken finely and fry until almost done. Then add chickpeas to it and fry some morea couple of minutes.
5. Combine the contents of all the pans: first lay out a layer of chicken, then rice, then vegetable fry, again chicken and rice. Pour in another 0.5 tbsp. hot water.
6. Simmer until all water has evaporated. Then turn off the heat, sprinkle with parsley, set aside for 5 minutes. Then serve.

Italian pasta

So, you already know what chickpea recipes are. Now consider the process of making Italian pasta - pasta e ceci alla romana. It is also called pasta, made in Roman style. This everyday but completely unusual chickpea dish tastes great and is flawless in appearance. You will need:

• one sprig of rosemary;
• dry chickpeas - 200g;
• olive oil - four large spoons;
• garlic - one clove;
• paste "Ditalini" - 200 g;
• two anchovy fillets;
• pepper and s alt (to taste).

This recipe with a photo of a chickpea dish involves the following actions:

1. Soak chickpeas overnight, rinse in the morning and put to boil. Depending on its variety and quality, it will take you from 30 minutes to 2 hours. After the chickpeas boil for the first time, drain the water, pour in new water and cook in it until tender. This technique will help you get rid of the unpleasant smell of legumes. Is the chickpea cooked? Turn off the gas, no need to drain the water - you still need the broth.
2. Put the oil in a heavy bottomed pan and heat it up. Add sliced garlic and top with anchovies. Stir and watch - the anchovies should almost dissolve, and the garlic should not brown. Professionals believe that if you missed the moment, and the garlic turned into brown bast shoes, everything should be thrown away. So watch carefully.
3. Once the anchovies have turned into a paste, add the chickpeas, add a glass of sugar, boil.
4. Add pasta, s alt to taste, stir. If necessary, pour in a little liquid (vegetable broth, chickpea broth or plain boiling water) - the pasta should be covered by 1 cm of water.
5. Boil, cover with a lid, turn down the heat and continue cooking. When the dish is almost ready, turn off and leave under the lid. During this time, the dish will be saturated with juices and saturated with aromas.

Sprinkle the dish with olive oil, add a sprig of rosemary and pepper, serve. By the way, if you are unable to purchase Ditalini pasta, you can use an identical one.

Pumpkin with chickpeas

Carefully study recipes and photos of simple chickpea dishes. After all, in the end you will be able to please your family with delicious dishes. How to make pumpkin with chickpeas? Take:

• chickpeas - 200 g;
• garlic - two cloves;
• one banana;
• pumpkin - 400 g;
• cumin - 1 tsp;
• one onion;
• olive oil - three tbsp. l.;
• two tomatoes;
• ginger root - a teaspoon;
• s alt;
• turmeric - ½ tsp;
• cinnamon - ½ tsp;
• ground black pepper;
• ½ tsp ground coriander;
• ½ tsp curry.

This easy chickpea dish is prepared like this:

1. Soak chickpeas in cold water overnight, then boil in s alted water for 2 hours. Then drain in a colander and refrigerate. To get 200 g of boiled chickpeas, you need to take 100 g of dry.
2. Make cuts on the tomatoes, pour boiling water over them.
3. Cut the onion into half rings, fry until translucent in oil.
4. Add chopped ginger and garlic, fry for two minutes.
5. Remove the skin from the tomatoes, cut them into cubes and send them to the pan.
6. Add cinnamon, coriander, curry, cumin and turmeric, simmer for 3 minutes on low heat.
7. Cut the pumpkin into large cubes and add to the vegetables. Pour 2/3 tbsp. water and simmer for 10 minutes.
8. Now add chickpeas, pepper and s alt as you like, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes.
9. Peel the banana, cut into circles, fry until golden brown in a hot pan.
10. Spread the food on plates, top with banana slices.

Serve with fresh cilantro leaves.

Pumpkin curry with zucchini and chickpeas

Consider another recipe for a simple and delicious chickpea dish. Take:

• two zucchini;
• one clove of garlic;
• 400g chickpeas;
• cauliflower - half a kilo;
• 500g pumpkin;
• one onion;
• 1 tbsp red lentils;
• curry - two tsp;
• 1 tbsp l. vegetable oil;
• 1 l vegetable broth;
• fresh cilantro (coriander) to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Peel raw pumpkin and cut into 3x3 cm cubes.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add chopped onion, curry, garlic, pumpkin into it and cook over high heat for three minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Pour vegetable broth into a pot, add canned (or precooked) lentils, boil.
4. Cook over moderate heat for another five minutes. The pumpkin should become soft.
5. Cut the zucchini into cubes, divide the cauliflower into inflorescences and pour all this together with pre-cooked chickpeas into a saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
6. Remove from heat, season with s alt and pepper.

Sprinkle with fresh coriander and serve.

Chickpea cutlets with carrots

Do you like our recipes? Chickpea dishes are simple and easy to prepare. To create chickpea patties with carrots you need to have:

• one carrot;
• one onion;
• 100g chickpeas;
• s alt;
• one clove of garlic;
• ground black pepper.

This recipe calls for the following steps:

1. Soak chickpeas overnight in cool water.
2. Punch the soaked chickpeas through a meat grinder or blender.
3. Add carrots, onions and garlic.
4. Blind from the resulting mass cutlets and fry in olive or any other vegetable oil.

Vegetarian pilaf with chickpeas

To create this dish, take:

• 100 ml vegetable oil;
• 2 tbsp.water;
• half of an onion;
• glass of rice;
• half a carrot;
• ½ art. chickpeas;
• barberry - one large spoon;
• 1 tsp cumin;
• three cloves of garlic;
• ground black pepper;
• sea s alt (to taste).

Cook this dish as follows:

1. Coarsely chop the onion.
2. Grate the carrots.
3. Cook the chickpeas well in advance.
4. Pour oil into a deep frying pan so that it covers the bottom.
5. Lay a layer of onions first, then carrots, then chickpeas.
6. Sprinkle rice on top, add spices.
7. Unpeeled garlic cloves "hide" in pilaf in several places. This will give the dish a subtle aroma and flavor.
8. Pour everything with water (2 tablespoons) and cook until tender.

Fried chickpeas

To create this dish, take:

• three tomatoes;
• one onion;
• a teaspoon of paprika;
• 500g chickpeas;
• s alt;
• 100 g cow butter;
• quarter tsp soda;
• half pork sausage with garlic.

This dish should be prepared like this:

1. Pour peas into a large bowl, cover with warm water, add a pinch of s alt and soda. Set aside for 12 hours.
2. Drain the water, rinse the peas. Boil s alted water in a saucepan. Pour in the peas, cover with a lid. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 3 hours until the peas become soft.
3. Chop the tomatoes and onion finely. Remove the skin from the sausage and slice thinly.
4. Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring until it becomes transparent. Add the tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes, breaking them up with a spatula. Stir in the chorizo and paprika, remove the pan from the heat.
5. Throw the peas in a colander, and then send to the pan. Cook for five minutes over high heat, stirring constantly. Serve immediately.

Gushed

Take:

• five tomatoes;
• one onion;
• 500g beef;
• one sweet pepper;
• 400g chickpeas;
• s alt (to taste);
• three cloves of garlic;
• half a chili pepper;
• ground red pepper (to taste);
• 70g ghee;
• ground black pepper.

Do the following:

1. Soak chickpeas in cold water overnight (12 hours is fine). Once it swells 2-3 times, rinse it under cold water.
2. Cut the beef into tiny cubes and fry in ghee or cow butter until brown, fried in a cauldron or deep frying pan. Beef can be replaced with lamb.
3. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes.
4. Add chickpeas to roasted beef. Constantly stirring, make sure that the water evaporates. Next, sauté beef with chickpeas for 7 minutes.
5. Pour the fried foods with water so that it completely covers the chickpeas. Boil, cover with a lid, make a low fire and simmer for about an hour. If needed, sometimesadd water.
6. Remove the skin from the tomatoes, cut them into cubes. Cut the Bulgarian red pepper into cubes too, and the chili pepper into circles.
7. Add tomatoes to the stew, stir. Pour in pepper, s alt, chili pepper, paprika, stir again. Pour in a little water and simmer over moderate heat for half an hour under the lid.
8. Cut the onion into half rings, rinse with cold water, squeeze, pepper and s alt. Set aside.
9. When the dish has been stewed a second time (the water should boil away completely), add chopped garlic to it, stir and turn off the burner.

Spread chickpeas with meat on plates, placing the onion on the edge.

Vedic candy

To create this amazing dish, take:

• 100g roasted almonds;
• 15g vanilla sugar;
• 150g chickpeas;
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon;
• 3 tbsp. l. sunflower seeds;
• honey - 2 tbsp. l.

Cook this dish as follows:

1. Soak chickpeas in water for 12 hours. Next, drain the water, rinse the peas, boil for an hour and dry on a towel.
2. If you like, you can peel the chickpeas yourself to make the mixture more tender.
3. Mix all the ingredients in a blender so that you get a crumbly mass, identical to shortcrust pastry.
4. Roll the balls from the resulting mass. You can also concoct sweets using molds.

Eat with pleasure!