Freezing chickpeas cooked from dried

she_who_can_not_cook

The ethnic /world food always cheaper and in big bags

Part_Mouse

I did have a look there but they supermarkets near me arn't very big so very little choice. I make nut loaf and use a lot of cashew nuts which are very expensive in a small bag.

sleepless_saver

thehappybutterfly wrote: »

I do this all the time. Soak and cook them as usual. Drain thoroughly and leave them to cool. Then I put them on a layer of greaseproof paper or baking parchment on a baking tray in a single layer. Fast freeze them then transfer them into a plastic lidded tub. Or a freezer bag would work. They can be cooked straight from frozen which is a bonus.

Doing them this way ensures they don't freeze into one big clump.

I freeze them in meal size portions in freezer bags along with the cooking liquid which adds a lot of flavour - especially for soup or veggie curries. Yes, it is a clump but it's an MSE clump!

sleepless_saver

Part_Mouse wrote: »

Where do people get their beans from etc from? I strugle to find a nice big bag of them as the little ones are dearer.

I use Real Foods for online buying of beans/pulses even though their website isn't the easiest to order from... but handy if there's no ethnic shops near you.

Part_Mouse

sleepless_saver wrote: »

I use Real Foods for online buying of beans/pulses even though their website isn't the easiest to order from... but handy if there's no ethnic shops near you.

Lovely, thank you.Just seen they do organic aswell:j

Honey_Bear

Part_Mouse wrote: »

Where do people get their beans from etc from? I strugle to find a nice big bag of them as the little ones are dearer.

International grocers. We've got a couple in Plymouth at the west end of the shopping centre, and they have all sorts of things like kilo bags of pulses and decently sized bags f spices for a fraction of what the supermarkets charge. It might also be worth trying Chinese supermarkets, as well.

thehappybutterfly

I've certainly bought big bags of chickpeas from the larger Mr T's - from the ethnic section where they sell the huge bags of rice etc.

Part_Mouse

I don't drive but will have another look in the ethnic grosers again.No big Mr T near me either.