How often have you heard the phrase "Turkish peas"? But what about Volozhsky, Greek and, finally, mutton chickpeas? This is an annual bean, which is very popular in the East. You can deliciously cook 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 glasses.
- Butter - 50 grams.
- Low fat cream or milk - 1 cup.
- Turmeric is a pinch.
- Basil is a handful.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Step 1
The first thing to do is prepare the beans for cooking (a small tautology, but excuse me). To do this, pour chickpeas at night with cold water or fill in the morning for your entire working (school) day. Turkish peas absorb water very well, so do not spare it, pour a lot.
Step 2
Already woke up (back from work) and ready to create? But it’s too early: we drain the water in which the chickpeas have been soaked, and, like Cinderella, we start sorting out: ugly and darkened - go! Pour new cold water into the pan and cook the chickpeas for about an hour over low heat.
Step 3
We warm the milk when the chickpeas are already boiled. At this time, we grind our mutton peas with a blender, mix warm milk, butter, spices and herbs to it. After adding all the ingredients, beat the mashed potatoes again. Too thick a mass can be diluted with milk or cream.
Done, bon appetit!
Simple and delicious chickpea recipes
Before moving on to how to cook delicious chickpeas for a side dish and not only, you need to talk about why this bean culture is so useful. In lean years, Turkish peas saved many lives from starvation. The period and conditions of its storage are very long and light, it is enriched with nutritional properties and minerals. For 100 grams of grains, 308 kcal, 60% of easily digestible carbohydrates, 30% are proteins, 10% are useful substances (vitamins and minerals).
Chickpeas and mushrooms
Increasingly, you can notice Turkish peas in a person’s food basket. And all because this product produces quite satisfying and tasty dishes. It is perfect not only for meat, but also for mushrooms! In addition, it is not so long to cook chickpeas with mushrooms - 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.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Step 1
Before cooking, you need to soak the peas in cold water for half a day.
Step 2
Drain, sort, pour new, boil water - you already know the process. How to cook - drain the remaining water.
Step 3
Preheat the pan, heat 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil, put peas and fry in high heat, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
Step 4
In a second frying pan, fry the onion, diced, until golden, then add the grated carrots on a coarse grater.
Step 5
Add boiled mushrooms to the onion-carrot fry, fry for 5 minutes.
Step 6
Pour the roasted 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. Enjoy your meal!
Chops
We examined how to cook delicious chickpeas for a side dish. But not only side dishes such as chickpeas with vegetables or mashed potatoes can be made from it, but also real healthy cutlets.
We will need:
- chickpeas - 200 grams;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- dill - 1 bunch;
- cardamom and caraway seeds (seeds) - 2 tsp;
- salt, pepper - optional.
The first stage (and the second one) does not differ much from the previous recipes: soak, drain, sort, fill, cook, drain. Nothing complicated, then more interesting!
Cardamom and caraway seeds are crushed in a coffee grinder or using a mortar. We take a blender and place in it: prepared chickpeas, chopped onions, garlic and, if desired, spices. Click on the button and get the stuffing, in which you want to add dill.
We wet our hands and give the shape of meatballs to minced meat. Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 180 degrees, grease the baking sheet with oil - and for 15 minutes into the oven.
We make herbs and fresh vegetables for serving. Enjoy your meal!
Now you know some recipes on how to cook delicious chickpeas on a side dish. Delight your loved ones with delicious and healthy dishes!