Category "pulses"

How To Get Flavour Into Dried Grains And Pulses

All those things you have to soak, you would think you could infuse some flavour during the soaking. I've tried all sorts of ideas, vegetable stock, herbs, spi

Soaking pulses overnight: safety vs refrigeration

When soaking pulses for long periods, is refrigeration required? Specifically: I have a large volume of dried red kidney beans I will be cooking with tomorrow.

Soaking legumes and cooking another day

If you soak legumes (in this case split chickpeas, aka chana dal), but end up not cooking them when they would be "finished", what is the best way to store them

Split pea soup won't soften. Any way to soften the peas without burning?

I am trying to make split pea soup. The first time I did it the peas softened just fine but the soup was scorched. I am trying again but at a lower heat, and

Does cooking black bengal gram with salt lead to increased cooking time or lack of softening?

I have heard that cooking bengal gram with salt can lead to increased cooking time compared to cooking it without salt.So i used to add salt just before serving

How do I know when yellow split peas are cooked?

After having boiled for initially 10 minutes and then simmered for an hour my yellow split peas are still firm and a little gritty. If cooked long enough do t

How are pulses split into dal?

Since dal is simply dried, split pulses I was wondering: how are the pulses split? Is it that when they are dried they become easy to split, is the dal "cut" i

How can I make shami kabab without chana dal

Shami kabab are patties traditionally made with minced meat and chickpeas (chana daal). What could be a substitute for the chana daal that still produces reaso

Soak or Ferment pulses?

What is the science behind soaking pulses? Any way to measure if soaking is complete/done well? What is fermenting of pulses do? What is the science behind it?