CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIPHUMMUS aka HUMUSCHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP, aka CHOUMI to the Greeks, HUMMUS, or HUMUS to the rest of the world, is a delicious protein-rich dip that's easy to make but needs a little afore thought. It's definitely not a last-minute-dot-com dish! Yet it doesn't take much time to prepare - perhaps 10-15 mins. The chickpeas need to be soaked at least overnight and preferably longer - 15 hours. The Garbanzo bean (Chickpea) is the world's favourite legume. More Garbanzos are eaten than either the common green bean or the garden pea. It's delicious (if you add some goodies!) and rich in vegetable protein, particularly tryptophan, an 'essential' amino acid, used for example in the body to manufacture melatonin - they help you sleep bettter.
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PS. I'm making this delic CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP as I type! I want it to go with our salad. Last night, I put the Chickpeas on to soak. This morning, just before I left for the Chiropractic Coalface, I brought them to the boil for ten minutes. When I arrived home this evening, I pitched out the liquid (don't pour it onto your potted plants as one patient was doing - it has a growth inhibitor!) Swill the peas out a few times with fresh water and then put them on to boil until tender. About an hour. The must be tender. When cooked, drop the cloves of garlic into the boiling mixture for about 1 minute. It takes the bite off the garlic. Tip off and discard the liquid and again rinse a few times with fresh water. SAVE THE PLANET: Grains like rice, lentils (what's that? Lentil protein,) and dried Garbanzo beans for your CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP don't need a full two hours of cooking. Bring vigorously to the boil for about five to ten minutes, and then switch off the heat. In about half an hour turn the heat on again for about another hour. Nibble one bean - are they cooked? A bit longer? Update: Preparing your hummus / humus leaves quite a big carbon footprint - takes quite a lot of energy to prepare. I recommend one of two things. After the soaking, either prepare a large quantity and freeze the cooked beans in separate cup-sized containers, or pressure cook. Same with a boiled egg. Pour only a smiggin of water in the pot, add your egg, bring slowly to the boil and, immediately it's steaming hard, switch off. In twenty minutes you have your hard boiled egg. (I roll the egg about a few times)
NUTRITIONAL VIRTUES OF CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIPApart from being a very rich source of vegetable protein - it stays with you for the day, so you don't get hungry two hours later - chickpeas are loaded with the soluble fibre - the gel - that gives you a happy tummy. (PS if they're cooked fully). That's the stuff that deals effectively with constipation.There's lots of research that proves that garbanzo beans, and in fact all legumes, drastically reduce the bad cholesterol in your blood (LDLs). They are also rich in a trace element that is quite difficult to get, molybdenum; magnesium and Folic acid. All these have been proved to greatly reduce heart disease - for various reasons - Wiki them if you want more details. The joy of foods like our CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP, apples and pickled beets, is that you can enjoy more butter instead of those horrid, unhealthy margarines (hydrogenated foods), and still keep your cholesterol within normal limits. How do I know? I eat plenty of butter - more than is good, I admit - but my blood cholesterol LDL is dangerously low!
OLIVE GARDEN SALAD RECIPEWhilst the Garbanzos are boiling, I get on with the preparation of the Olive Garden Salad Recipe. Made in a jiffy.Then you will be ready to spoon the scrumptious CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP onto your salad, garnish with a few olives and Bob's your uncle.
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You guessed it. Liquidise. Mm, it's a bit thick, the blender is taking strain. More olive oil, or a bit of yoghurt perhaps for a change? Update: been adding more yoghurt - it definitely improves the humus. PS. Healthy Living tips: If you want to live to a happy healthy eighty you can't be without olives and tahini in the home. And a few other things you'll find at
HEALTHY LIVING TIPS. Oh, whilst I did nearly forget the Tahini in our CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP but mustn't forget ... Sae let the Lord be thankitSome hae meat and cannae eat Some would eat that want it But we hae meat and we can eat Sae let the Lord be thankit
Our children they are crying Too weak to eat they've got no meat They spend their living dying
Your TITHEIf you say grace before dinner, Robbie Burns or otherwise, then this is a Children's Fund in Ghana that is worth supporting. $ 110 will for a whole year feed and teach a street child a marketable skill. Read more ... Africa Enterprise's Street Children' project. AEINTERNATIONAL ...OBESITYDo we always eat like this? Nearly, certainly three nights a week. But the helpings of soup and chicken curry are very small. And the salad is enormous! In any case you won't get fat eating CHICKPEA GARBANZO BEAN DIP on a giant salad.The key to losing weight is NOT eating less of the healthy fats (like olive oil) (Why? Because nerves are coated in the good fats and new research is confirming that the really serious Neurological diseases (like motor neurone disease) are caused by a high carb/ low fat diet. Read more ...
TINGLING IN ARMS AND HANDS ... Oh, and of course, tomorrow's lunch sandwiches always includes a slice of bread smeared generously with Humus, and a couple slithers of tomato and, if you have it in the garden, a few leaves of fresh sweet basil. In fact, I've taken to adding a generous tablespoon to my cereal in the morning. Then I don't get ravenous at the CHIROPRACTIC COALFACE 2 at 10am! LINKSMONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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