Hello,
I have a question about some dried beans we bought. They look like
small chickpeas with extremely tough dark reddish-brown skins. I'm
pretty sure they're some sort of gram dal--perhaps chana dal before
it's split and skinned? The problem is, we're not sure what to do
with them, and we've got 10 lbs. I tried soaking and cooking
some of them (a *very* long time) to see if the skins might loosen
and come off, but it didn't work, and the skins made them inedible.
I'd appreciate any suggestions on preparing these things--it's been
quite disheartening! :)
Also, does anyone have recipes using besan (chickpea flour), other
than in pakoras? I enjoy it, and would like to do more with it.
Thanks!
Rachel B.
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