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Help me enjoy beans and pulses

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Poppy1999 · 20/09/2024 17:04

I would like to add more beans and pulses to my diet but have never found them very appealing.
I like lentils and use them - and baked beans!
I can eat kidney beans in a chilli but am always expecting the texture to be different from what it is.
I was a very fussy eater as a child and whilst much better now I haven't got over this avoidance yet.
Can you suggest any recipes to get me started please? I don't think I am ready for anything like a three bean salad yet.

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Poppy1999 · 23/09/2024 15:26

IAmNotYourZiggaZigAhhh · 23/09/2024 14:46

Honestly, @Poppy1999 - if you want to incorporate beans into your regular eating, you’ll enjoy them much more bought (in bulk where possible) dried. It really isn’t any trouble to soak the amount you want overnight and then cook the next day. You’ll get far more flavour from the different varieties, and they won’t turn mushy when cooked with other things. All those little tins and cartons are so wasteful - and comparatively expensive when beans should be truly economical food.

I will do that thanks.

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mikado1 · 23/09/2024 21:43

I needed a push to do this. Can buy dried nearby. Do you need to soak and cook or can I soak say chickpeas and eat?

Had a gorgeous meal on Saturday, falafels on a bed of curried quinoa and beans, it was so flavourful!

IAmNotYourZiggaZigAhhh · 23/09/2024 23:37

Yes, you need to soak and cook chickpeas!

Your quinoa sounds delish.

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 24/09/2024 12:49

mikado1 · 23/09/2024 21:43

I needed a push to do this. Can buy dried nearby. Do you need to soak and cook or can I soak say chickpeas and eat?

Had a gorgeous meal on Saturday, falafels on a bed of curried quinoa and beans, it was so flavourful!

You soak and mash if making falafel, otherwise soak 24 hours and cook with a little baking soda. I use a slow cooker.

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Poppy1999 · 24/09/2024 14:44

I'm quite old 😜 and remember a Sunday night programme called 'That's Life' when they did a section on how important it was to make sure kidney beans were properly cooked or they were dangerous!

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Poppy1999 · 24/09/2024 14:45

www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/kidney-beans-glossary

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