Chickpeas Or Garbonzo Beans?

[Mari Therese]

I would have to be very hungry to eat chickpeas, very hungry.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='Luthien' post='1737801' date='Dec 29 2008, 02:59 PM']I ate a whole can of those by myself the other day. [/quote]
They're nummy.

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1737898' date='Dec 29 2008, 04:21 PM']The easy way is two cans of chickpeas rinsed and drained, 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, 2 potatoes peeled and cubed, 1 onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 2tsp or coriander and cumin, 1tsp salt, and 2tsp baking soda. Put chickpeas, potatoes, onion and garlic into food processor until smooth. Let it stand for an hour. Add spices, baking soda last right before you fry them (I actually bake mine in muffin tins). Make into balls and slightly flatten. Deep fry until golden brown. Serve on pita. I like to add Egyptian wild cucumber pickles or Lebanese pickled radishes on top.

My husband loves hummus. He'll grab the bowl and growl if anyone tries to take it away from him. That's real easy: 2 cans of chickpeas and the juice of one can, 2 tbs minced garlic, 2 tbs chopped parsley, 1/4-1/2 cup of lemon juice, and 2 tbs of oil (tahini or olive oil). I use an immersion blender, but a food processor or regular blender works okay too. This is the low fat version. The regular one calls for 1/4 cup + 2 tbs tahini. You can add some chili powder for a little extra zest.[/quote]
*takes note*


Chickpeas, hands down. Didn't realise there was a second name for them! Makes them all the special!

[Maximilianus]

I've always know them as garbanzos, then later on chickpeas, garbanzos is more fun to say.

The other day on the Food Network I watched Bobby Flay have a throw down with a falafel maker in NYC.

Edited December 31, 2008 by Maximilianus

[CatherineM]

[quote name='Maximilianus' post='1739182' date='Dec 30 2008, 08:38 PM']The other day on the Food Network I watched Bobby Flay have a throw down with a falafel maker in NYC.[/quote]

Oh, I would have liked to have seen that, but we don't have cable.

[MIKolbe]

whoever said chickpea was right.

[Old_Joe]

[quote name='icelandic_iceskater' post='1737983' date='Dec 29 2008, 05:46 PM']I call them yucky.[/quote]

I agree, but garbonzo is much more fun to say.