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I used to manage a grocery store and learned that there is, in fact, a difference between a garbanzo bean and a chick pea.
No one pays good money to have a garbanzo bean on their face.
Note: My delallo guy almost fell over from laughing when I told that joke.
What entree do people pair these with? Or do you just, like, eat them with rice or something?
@MangoKangaroo @21Cabbage There are lots of options, but personally I like serving them with rice, fried onions and kale! You can either pan fry them, or spread them on a sheet tray in the oven with the onions. I simultaneously make seasoned rice cooked in vegetable stock and a teaspoon or two of the same spices I cooked the chickpeas and onions in. (I like ras el hanout, but you can use whatever seasoning you like.)
I simultaneously make seasoned rice cooked in vegetable stock and a teaspoon or two of the same spices I cooked the chickpeas and onions in With some chopped carrot, peppers, peas and sweetcorn, it's a staple on our meal lists. We call it 'Rice Fandango'.
In honour of Carlos Fandango :-)
It's nice if you put them on something that will keep them fairly crispy. Like, using them as the protein in a vegetarian taco. But sometimes I like to have them with a kind of "appetizer dinner." Fruit, cheese, crackers, tzatziki, and crispy chickpeas are a great combination.
Ooh, I like the idea of using them for a taco (or burrito). I usually use black beans, but that sounds like it could be a fun change of pace.
I like to rinse 'em, toss 'em in olive oil and spices, then dump 'em in my air fryer for about 10 minutes.
Just got the wild thought in my head that I should tell you how to do this. Get yourself an appropriate sized pan and a can of two of garbanzo beans or chickpeas, whatever they're called where you're buying them. Get pan hot with your favored oil, mine's pure olive oil. Then add the DRAINED beans (shake as much liquid as you can out of them) and fry to the desired crisp.
Lemon and paprika goes good on these.
This batch was chili powder and garlic, I'll keep that in mind for next time.
That sounds delicious. Chickpeas are the best bean. Amazing in everything.