The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World

Basic Chick Peas

Chick Peas - great stuff, versatile protein for stews, curry, dips, etc.
60gm (dry weight) chick peas makes a vegetable portion for one person.

A few uses:
Hummus:
Mutton couscous
Veggie couscous
Channa Masala
Chick Pea Salad
Chick Peas with Olives snack
Chick Pea Soup
Curried Chick Peas.
Chick Peas Tabouli.

Ingredients

60 gm

dried chick peas

Method

Soak the Chick Peas overnight in plenty of water.
Drain and cover in boiling water with about 1 cm spare.
Bring to the boil.
Skim off any scum that forms with a spoon, cover, and turn down to simmer.
Simmer for 1 to 1½ hours.
After 1 hour test a chick pea, if it is soft to the palate they are cooked, if not continue cooking.
Cooking time for chick peas frequently comes up over 2 hours. However, they don't go mushy like haricot or kidney beans. So they are good as a basis for other meals or interesting texture or bulk in other dishes because they can be included in the cooking phase of another meal once they are ready.

To serve

As per the application.

Variation