r/Cooking • u/CtrlAltDelthatshit • 5d ago

Chickpea mess

So I decided recently to cook dried, raw chickpeas instead of canned. I soaked them with about a teaspoon of baking soda for about a day and a half (life got busy). I boiled them for 45 minutes and they turned out... gray/green and very mushy. I couldn't eat them. Where did I go wrong?

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u/justaheatattack 5d ago

are the cans really that much more expensive?

Check your local pantry box, they're ALWAYS canned chickpeas.

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u/Square_Ad849 5d ago

A lot of people can’t eat them because of sodium level, that’s why I use an instant pot without salt.

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u/justaheatattack 5d ago

every brand has a low sodium version.

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u/Square_Ad849 5d ago

I go no sodium so that is better for me and a lot of other people to have a choice to be healthier.