Chickpeas
Vegetables
Refrigerator
Cool & dark
The chickpea looks most like a white hazelnut in appearance, but it is a legume. The chickpea grows 2 peas at a time in a pod on a bush. Originally, this legume comes from North Africa. In the Netherlands, you can buy them dried or canned. Chickpeas are the main ingredient in dishes like hummus and falafel. It is best to store dried chickpeas in a dry, cool and dark place.
Preparation & storage
Storage
Store dried chickpeas in a cool, dry and dark place to keep them good for at least a year.
How can I tell if dried chickpeas are no longer good? The chickpeas are mouldy or have sprouted. You can quickly recognise this deterioration by looking carefully.
Prepare
Soak chickpeas for 6-8 hours and then cook them for 1-1.5 hours until tender.
Do not worry about breaking your chickpeas when cooking them, as they keep their shape well.
Canned or bottled chickpeas can be heated without boiling.
It is better not to eat chickpeas raw. There is a natural toxin in beans, lectin. If you cook the beans, the substance is no longer harmful.
Storage times
Dried chickpeas
Cool place: 1 year
Chickpeas tin/glass (unopened)
Cool place: see best before date
Chickpeas tin/glass (opened)
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 3 months
Chickpeas cooked
Refrigerator: 2 days
Deep-freeze: 3 months
Preparation times
Dried chickpeas
Soaking: 6 - 8 hours
Cooking time: 1 - 1.5 hours (after soaking)
Information
Portion size
Cultivation and season
Tip
Chickpea flavour
Recipes with Chickpeas
More recipes
Curry with aubergine, carrot, prawns and cauliflower rice from the Healthy Dutchies
335gr vegetables p.p.
Couscous with kohlrabi and chickpeas
300gr vegetables p.p.
Vegetarian casserole with vegetables and soto herbs from the Healthy Dutchies
205gr vegetables p.p.
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