[nookle]

So here's the question.

I've gotten really good at making delicious hummus. But I always use the canned chickpeas. In the hummus texture thread, a lot of people said to use dried chickpeas, and cook them for a really long time. So I bought some dried chickpeas. I have never cooked dried beans or peas before. What do I do, exactly? Do I soak them, or just cook them? For how long? What do you guys all do?

 

[Tofu-N-Sprouts]

Soak 'em over night.

Next morning (or next day when you get around to it) change the water, put about three times water to chick peas and cook for about 2 1/2 hours or until done and creamy inside.

Yum.

 

[MorningCalm]

If you're in a hurry, you can also soak overnight, then pop in a pressure cooker for 15-20 minutes. (15 if you have time for natural release; 20 if you're using quick release) This gets them really soft, so you might want to knock a couple of minutes off if you're planning on using them in other dishes. I like for them to be super-soft for hummus, though.

 

[nookle]

What about sprouting chickpeas? Do you have to soak them first to sprout them? And can you make sprouted chickpea hummus?

 

[Tofu-N-Sprouts]

Yeah, I didn't mention the pressure cooker method (which I use) because every time I do, someone freaks out about how scarey and intimidating pressure cookers are...

Definitely my cooking method of choice for chick peas however.

 

[nookle]

I don't have a pressure cooker....

 

[~Wonder]

I <3 my pressure cooker. I don't even soak my beans before cooking them in it. Chick peas take around 40 minutes. Pressure cooking from dry beans seems to do a better job at not destroying the bean skin.

But yeah, if you want to sprout chick peas, you have to soak them for around 8 hours or overnight. Then rinse them a couple times a day until you see them sprout. This is pretty much the method with almost all sprouts.

~Wondre

 

[nookle]

What about sprouted hummus?

 

[cookingVeg]

I don't soak the chickpeas because I never remember them in time. I just rinse them well, toss any that don't look nice, and put them in a pot with a lot of water and some salt. I cook them until they're creamy inside (as other people have said), which can take anywhere from 2 hours up. I tend to cook a lot at a time and freeze them in 2 cup portions.

 

[4EverGrounded]

You CAN make sprouted chickpea hummus, but I've never had good luck with sprouting chickpeas (tried it many times, failed just as often, too

).

 

[FafaFrappy]

I have made sprouted chickpea/raw hummus.... Hmm, I didn't like it much. Maybe I need more experimenting? I dunno, I guess I just didn't like so much the raw chickpea flavor.

 

[nookle]

Wait - can you sprout them, then cook them?

 

[froggythefrog]

You definitely could. A lot of veggies would sprout them in order to make "raw hummus".

 

[nookle]

Ok. So I cooked my first chickpeas today. Do you guys keep the liquid you cooked them in to use in anything?

 

[flipper]

I use a pressure cooker for mine. I love hummus. I always have some in the refridgerator!

 

[thephnee]

i read in bryanna clark grogan's cookbooks that the water from cooking chickpeas make a really good broth base, that you can reduce by a third or even add a bit of agar to for a "jelled broth". it should be good in sauces and dressings instead of some of the oil.

 

[Sarah+13]

I add some of the liquid to my hummus, which I think contributes to the smooth, creamy texture.

 

[nookle]

Ok - I had put this in the slut thread, but got no response. So here is another try. I am going to bed soon, and I forgot that I have chickpeas soaking. They've been in for about 9-10 hours... Can I leave them to continue to soak overnight? Or will they oversoak? Should I drain them, and if I do, can I cook them right away in the morning, or will I have to resoak them for a bit?

 

[Tempeh-Tantrums]

You could put 'em in the fridge overnight, then drain n the AM add more water, and cook.

Yum.

 

[nookle]

So.... on the off-chance that noone is answering my question just because they don't know the answer - I now do. I forgot about the chickpeas in the end, so they ended up soaking all night (19hrs?). And they were fine. So I guess no, you can't oversoak them. So there you go.