How to cook chickpeas correctly

How to prepare chickpeas

Loop through the chickpeas and discard the trash if it is. Rinse beans under cool running water.

Chickpea is very dry, so it should be how to soak. You can do this in two ways.

Remember that if you soak chickpeas increased by 2-3 times.

a long soak

Put the chickpeas in a bowl and fill with cool water. It should be above-mentioned by a few centimeters.

Soak the beans for about 8 hours or overnight.

Drain and wash chickpeas under running water.

Quickly soak

Put the chickpeas in a saucepan and cover with cold water, so that its level was a few centimeters above the beans. Bring to the boil and cook chickpeas 5 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat, cover and leave for 1 hour.

Drain and wash chickpeas under running water.

How and how much to cook chickpeas

The proportions of water when cooking is not important. The main thing that chick was completely covered with liquid.

The guidelines below indicate the time during which the beans are tender. Such chickpeas suitable, for example, soups or

salads.

If you want to make chickpeas even softer, such as mashed potatoes or hummusJust cook it longer. Focus on the structure of the grain they need to effortlessly when pressed.

Salted chickpeas better for 3-5 minutes before the end of cooking. If you do it before, it will be cooked for much longer.

In a saucepan,

Put chickpeas in a pan and cover with cold water. Bring it to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour chickpeas, removing the foam, if necessary.

In multivarka

Pour into bowl Multivarki chickpeas and fill with cold water. Cook chickpeas in the "quenching" or "pilaf" 1.5 hours.