I was thinking a Chana masala but if that’s too basic, I would love to hear what you all think is their best use

  • RNAi [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Two even basic-er recipes:

    • Hummus

    • Ovening them with oil and spices in a tray

  • MineDayOff [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    toss them in a frying pan and heat up some oil or ghee butter and add the chickpeas with whatever spices you like. i like to use curry. little crispy bites to enjoy!

  • Bnova [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Chana masala is the bomb. If you want to make it less "basic" try making your own garam masala or adding a raita.

    • ElmLion [any]
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      2 years ago

      Big ups to this, in fact I've found my lunch tomorrow, thanks. Any bean/pulse + veg + tasty acidity usually goes real nice. Lil' smatter of cheese/substitute can go well too.

    • Abraxiel
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      2 years ago

      You think you could rock that without coconut milk or sub something in, maybe cream? Everything but that I keep on hand.

      • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        The recipe calls for light coconut milk, which is basically half a can of regular coconut milk and half water. I just use regular old coconut milk since I usually have that on-hand.

        I don't know how well subbing dairy milk would work flavor-wise, but I would say to maybe try milk first before using heavy cream.

        Or you could introduce coconut milk to your staples and enjoy a world of curries and yummy soups :sicko-pig:

    • bbnh69420 [she/her, they/them]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      This is what I’m going with comrade! Happened to have nearly everything on hand, so should be delicious

  • Abraxiel
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    2 years ago

    wait why did you post this in news, lmao

    great thread though, love chickpeas.

  • ElmLion [any]
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    2 years ago

    First attempt is brave with the non-tinned stuff. I normally chuck the tinned stuff in a pan with vegetables and tomato passata for an ez dinner. You can also fry them 'til crispy with a drop of oil in a pan, and an nth of salt, comes out delicious.

    The actual dried-and-rehydrate stuff, all I've ever done with that is make falafel, and they were tasty as hell, but took a fair bit of effort. Also sweet sweet home-made hummus is ez and tasty.

      • ElmLion [any]
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        2 years ago

        Good on you for goin' for it. Have fun, experiment, don't be afraid to fail. This is the beauty of such foods, they're so cheap and plentiful and tasty whatever you do, it matters not.

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Falafel, obviously.

    They're also really good in soups, in an Italian minestrone or in a north African kind of soup with tomato, squash, warm spices and saffron. You can also make a Greek-style soup with fried onion and garlic, oregano, lots of chickpeas, some spinach, lemon juice and tahini.