Chickpeas

[genou]

I thought I knew chickpeas.

But recently I encountered something different: black chickpeas. Wanted them as an ingredient for a tasty broth, and the black ones were all I could find in a hurry. So I bought them despite the rather steep price.

Having much enjoyed the broth, they were worth every penny! They brought much more than just the nutrition to the meal, and made a real feature.

It seems there's more to chickpeas than I ever knew. What should I aim to try next?

AKA kala chana. This - https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/kadal ... dala-kari/ is nice.

[GeoffF100]

I usually grow my own dried beans and peas ( or I freeze them) not tried growing lentils, doubt if they'd do well in Northeast Scotland.

Canada is the biggest exporter of lentils, by far, so you might be lucky.

[Mike4]

I usually grow my own dried beans and peas

You've really piqued my curiosity now. How does one go about growing dried beans?

[Eboli]

redsturgeon commented:

Note to self, I wonder if it freezes well?

Yep, hummus freezes very well. I recommend dolloping tablespoons (or whatever is your preferred portion size) on a baking sheet on a tray and freezing. Once frozen the portions can then be bagged together to save space.

Eb.

[Dicky99]

Tahini is not something I have in my store cupboard so I use a dollop of peanut butter instead and it finishes up tasting lime shop bought so def does the trick

[UncleEbenezer]

Tahini is not something I have in my store cupboard so I use a dollop of peanut butter instead and it finishes up tasting lime shop bought so def does the trick

I wouldn't hold up shop-bought as an aspirational standard!

On the rare occasions I make my own, it comes out much richer and more tasty. Though I daresay the primary contributor to that is my liberal use of olive oil in the mix

[malkymoo]

They seem to be getting very fashionable.

I went into into a wholefood store the other day and saw they had chic peas on offer.