Legumes
Legumes
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
An annual Asian plant in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods. A round yellowish edible seed, widely used as a pulse. Also called garbanzo. There are two types of chickpeas: desi and kabuli. Desi contains smaller, darker seeds and have more of a rough coat. Kabuli is a larger, lighter colored bean with a smoother coat.
Uses * Chickpeas are an important food plant in India, Africa, and Central and South America. * They are the main ingredient of hummus, a sauce originating in the Middle East. * In southern Europe, chickpeas are a common ingredient in soups, salads, and stews. * A kind of meal or flour is also made from chickpeas.
Snap peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
A cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum macrocarpon) also called sugar snap pea. This is pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
USES
Raw
* The pod can be left whole and served with your favorite dip. * The peas can be removed from the pod. Puree the raw peas in a food processor or blender and fold the puree into your favorite dip. * Snap the whole pea pod into 1-inch pieces and add to salads—vegetable, macaroni, chicken, etc.
Cooked
* Use instead of snow peas in oriental dishes. * In stews or soups, add whole or in pieces, 2 minutes before serving—just long enough to heat thoroughly. * Stir-fry as you would any vegetable.
Azuki Bean(Vigna angularis syn.Phaseolus angularis)
The azuki bean, also known as adzuki or aduki is an annual bushy leguminous vine plant widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small (approximately 5 mm) beans which are used as food and to produce a flour. The cultivars most familiar in Northeast Asiahave a uniform red color. However, white, black, gray
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
An annual Asian plant in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods. A round yellowish edible seed, widely used as a pulse. Also called garbanzo. There are two types of chickpeas: desi and kabuli. Desi contains smaller, darker seeds and have more of a rough coat. Kabuli is a larger, lighter colored bean with a smoother coat.
Uses * Chickpeas are an important food plant in India, Africa, and Central and South America. * They are the main ingredient of hummus, a sauce originating in the Middle East. * In southern Europe, chickpeas are a common ingredient in soups, salads, and stews. * A kind of meal or flour is also made from chickpeas.
Snap peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
A cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum macrocarpon) also called sugar snap pea. This is pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
USES
Raw
* The pod can be left whole and served with your favorite dip. * The peas can be removed from the pod. Puree the raw peas in a food processor or blender and fold the puree into your favorite dip. * Snap the whole pea pod into 1-inch pieces and add to salads—vegetable, macaroni, chicken, etc.
Cooked
* Use instead of snow peas in oriental dishes. * In stews or soups, add whole or in pieces, 2 minutes before serving—just long enough to heat thoroughly. * Stir-fry as you would any vegetable.
Azuki Bean(Vigna angularis syn.Phaseolus angularis)
The azuki bean, also known as adzuki or aduki is an annual bushy leguminous vine plant widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small (approximately 5 mm) beans which are used as food and to produce a flour. The cultivars most familiar in Northeast Asiahave a uniform red color. However, white, black, gray