Any easy way to peel fresh chickpeas? bc these pods are air-filled scams
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by cute_panda07
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Mysterious-Street966
Rub them between two layers of coarse cloth. Best way I’ve found tbh.
sarcasticrone
Do you grow these yourself? I have never seen these for sale this way. What is the advantage of fresh ones, as opposed to dry or canned?
Mysterious-Street966
I grew some a few years ago, kinda like edamame(soy) when fresh. The pod is super waxy and not very good. The peas are very tasty raw. I steamed them like edamame and threw some butter and s&p on them. Ate them like edamame pods. Apparently they can be used raw for all sorts of things, but like any bean or pea they are gassy and hard to digest if you don’t eat them frequently.
sarcasticrone
I love chickpeas, in hummus and other foods. I will have to try growing them next spring. Did you plant dried chickpeas from the grocery store, or get special chickpeas meant for planting? And if you steamed them like edamame, does that mean you also ate the pods, because they became tasty after steaming?
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Rub them between two layers of coarse cloth. Best way I’ve found tbh.
Do you grow these yourself? I have never seen these for sale this way. What is the advantage of fresh ones, as opposed to dry or canned?
I grew some a few years ago, kinda like edamame(soy) when fresh. The pod is super waxy and not very good. The peas are very tasty raw. I steamed them like edamame and threw some butter and s&p on them. Ate them like edamame pods. Apparently they can be used raw for all sorts of things, but like any bean or pea they are gassy and hard to digest if you don’t eat them frequently.
I love chickpeas, in hummus and other foods. I will have to try growing them next spring. Did you plant dried chickpeas from the grocery store, or get special chickpeas meant for planting? And if you steamed them like edamame, does that mean you also ate the pods, because they became tasty after steaming?