Chickpeas are becoming an increasingly popular side dish, but not all housewives know how to cook them properly.
Therefore, we will hasten to share with you step-by-step instructions for preparing chickpeas, so that this healthy and, undoubtedly, tasty dish will appear on your table as soon as possible.
So, to begin with, the beans should be soaked in water for 3-4 hours.
This time will be enough for them to absorb moisture and swell well. Thanks to this, the time spent on cooking will be reduced from 2 hours to 45 minutes.
After this, rinse the chickpeas thoroughly under running water and place them in a saucepan filled with water.
Wait until the contents of the pan boil and cook for about 30-45 minutes.
Please note: Cooking time varies depending on the variety and freshness of the product.
But leaving chickpeas in water overnight is an unforgivable mistake, which is fraught with the fact that the structure of the vegetable protein will change and the beans will boil on the outside, but remain tough on the inside.
In addition, such long soaking often results in fermentation, which means the chickpeas are not suitable for consumption.
