What can I do with........

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yellow split peas (that isn't pea and ham soup)

kidney beans (that isn't chilli)

plain couscous

chickpeas so they aren't rock hard

Thankyou

If it is altogether - a mixed bean stew on a bed of couscous.

Or just chuck them all in the bin?

If seperate;

Yellow split peas - dahl

kidney beans - kidney bean & rice salad

plain couscous - add some chopped lamb, raisins, apricots onion, pepper,garlic , coriander, tomatoes,chilli and a generous squeeze of a fresh lemon.

chickpeas - hummus

lol PurplePillow Thanks Zahrah. These are the dried things I found in my cupboard when I cleared it out. Gotta economise They all sound great, got any good recipes for a mixed bean stew?

Didn't know you could make dahl with split peas, I've only made it with lentils. DD loves it!

when you're boiling the chickpeas, make sure you don't salt the water as they won't soften.

cool, thanks for the tip. I don't usually add salt anyway as it's for DD too, but I'll try and remember. I think my main problem is that I add them too late so they don't cook for long enough.

ime chickpeas need a LOT of cooking - might be worth preboiling them before you do anything with them. (this is the reason i have an unused bag of dried chickpeas in the cupboard and a load of empty tins in the recycling )

Thanks. Will try preboiling them.