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Article: KEEP A FINGER ON PULSES CHICKPEAS.(Life)
- Article from:
- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- November 5, 2009
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CHICKPEAS, also called garbanzo beans, can be bought dried or tinned.
Dried chickpeas have to be soaked overnight in plenty of water, then boiled for 1-2 hours until soft or cooked in a pressure cooker for 10-15 minutes.
Canned chickpeas do not lose any of their nutritional value and are a great store cupboard standby ready to use at a moment's notice.
Chickpeas are a valuable source of protein and are ideal to use in a vegetarian diet. They are also high in good carbohydrates, making them suitable to include in dishes for diabetics.
Chickpeas are also ground to make flour known as gram flour.
By themselves they can be used in ...