# I have loads of lentils, flour and xxx. What foods can I make with them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084 "2004-10-01T19:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/1 "2004-10-01T19:23:50Z")
I came into possesion of several kilos of flour, lentils and something else that I cannot identify. A picture is here: [http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/20111/321856/0/Unknown.JPG](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/20111/321856/0/Unknown.JPG) What foods can I make with these? ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/2 "2004-10-01T20:00:11Z")
XXX looks like garbonzo beans, a.k.a. chickpeas. ---
**Author:** ![Aragowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@Aragowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aragowyn)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/3 "2004-10-01T20:01:11Z")
I think that’s a variety of dried garbanzo bean (chickpea). [Google Recipe Search](http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/recipe.html) is your friend. Enter lentils garbanzos flour and google will find recipes or sets of recipes with those ingredients. Or search for Indian recipes, a lot use garbanzos or lentils. Here’s a recipe I googled that uses 2 of your 3 ingredients (flour & garbanzos). I’m sure you can use your flour even if it’s not whole wheat. [disclaimer]Not sure how it tastes.[/disclaimer] Note: Google around if you don’t know how to cook garbanzos (or lentils). Garbanzo (Chickpea) Bread 1 cup of water from cooking garbanzo beans 1 tsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil) 1 cup canned or freshly cooked garbanzo beans 3 cups whole wheat flour 2 Tbsp nonfat dry milk 1 tsp dark brown sugar dash pepper 1/4 to 1 tsp salt 1&1/2 tsp active dry yeast Add the garbanzo water, oil, and garbanzos to the baking pan of the bread machine, then add flour, dry milk, brown sugar, pepper, and salt. Distribute the yeast according to directions and bake on full cycle. (From the Complete Bread Machine Cookbook by Richard Langer). > [@Dog80](#): > > I came into possesion of several kilos of flour, lentils and something else that I cannot identify. A picture is here: [http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/20111/321856/0/Unknown.JPG](http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/dog80/20111/321856/0/Unknown.JPG) > > What foods can I make with these? ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/4 "2004-10-01T20:02:28Z")
I’m glad it’s beans…very few dishes call for porn or moonshine… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/5 "2004-10-01T20:09:19Z")
Really **caveman**? I think almost all of mine call for at least a bit of one or the other…You have to keep the cook happy, y’know? ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/6 "2004-10-01T20:14:12Z")
> [@Aragowyn](#): > > I think that’s a variety of dried garbanzo bean (chickpea). > > [Google Recipe Search](http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/recipe.html) is your friend. Enter lentils garbanzos flour and google will find recipes or sets of recipes with those ingredients. > > Or search for Indian recipes, a lot use garbanzos or lentils. Here’s a recipe I googled that uses 2 of your 3 ingredients (flour & garbanzos). I’m sure you can use your flour even if it’s not whole wheat. > [disclaimer]Not sure how it tastes.[/disclaimer] > > Note: Google around if you don’t know how to cook garbanzos (or lentils). > > Garbanzo (Chickpea) Bread > 1 cup of water from cooking garbanzo beans > 1 tsp olive oil (or other vegetable oil) > 1 cup canned or freshly cooked garbanzo beans > 3 cups whole wheat flour > 2 Tbsp nonfat dry milk > 1 tsp dark brown sugar > dash pepper > 1/4 to 1 tsp salt > 1&1/2 tsp active dry yeast > > Add the garbanzo water, oil, and garbanzos to the baking pan of the bread machine, then add flour, dry milk, brown sugar, pepper, and salt. Distribute the yeast according to directions and bake on full cycle. (From the Complete Bread Machine Cookbook by Richard Langer). A kind of pea, actually ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/7 "2004-10-01T20:18:09Z")
Of course, you’re going to need xxx (porn and/or moonshine) if you’re going to make that delicacy known as Pan-Fried Semen. ---
**Author:** ![Asteroide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Asteroide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asteroide)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/8 "2004-10-01T21:34:13Z")
Falafels, poppadoms, bhajis and a plethora of other Indian and Middle eastern foods. Bon appetit ! ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/9 "2004-10-01T21:53:41Z")
[Moroccan Chickpea Soup](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/104356) (uses both lentils and chickpeas) [Mediterranean Couscous and Lentil Salad](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/13106) [Lentil Soup with Minted Yogurt](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/104464) [Lentil, Kale, and Sausage Soup](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/10905) [Hearty Lentil Soup with Bacon and Herbs](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/1532) [Lebanese Lentil-and-Rice Pilaf with Blackened Onions](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/108813) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/10 "2004-10-01T22:57:17Z")
Chickpea salad Boil up your chickpeas according to any simple recipe you can Google up. Cool them. Using two cups of cooked chickpeas, add: 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar juice of 1/2 lemon 2 stalks celery, sliced 1/4 red onion, coarsely diced 1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 dozen pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup chopped parsley plenty of cracked black pepper salt to taste Mix it all up and let it sit an hour or two to wilt the vegetables. Yummers with lamb chops or just by itself. Also good the next day brought to work in a plastic container for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/11 "2004-10-01T23:13:11Z")
> [@akennett](#): > > Really **caveman**? I think almost all of mine call for at least a bit of one or the other…You have to keep the cook happy, y’know? Amen. I prefer the moonshine first though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/12 "2004-10-01T23:51:34Z")
I suggest you cook the flour, lentils and chickpeas in a very, very large pot with lots and lots of water, simmering until it’s soupy and homogenous. Then add 5 lb of sugar. Cover tightly and set in a cool basement for 5 weeks. Then bring the mixture back up to 200°F and collect the resulting vapors, channeling the vapors thru some surgical tubing. Run a coil of the tubing thru some ice water, and collect the condensate in an earthenware jug with cork insulation. Using a hot soldering iron, burn the letters “XXX” into the cork on the jug. For the most authentic experience, you can drink the resulting ethanol straight, or dilute with your favorite flavor of schnapps and serve over ice. ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/13 "2004-10-03T13:41:57Z")
Thank you for all the good recipes! 😃 Today I did the Moroccan Salad. I have a problem though. I now have a large quanity of soaked chickpeas and some half-cooked chickpeas. How can I store them? Would it be ok if I just stick them in the fridge? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/14 "2004-10-03T16:11:01Z")
If they’re like canned chickpeas you can. We just stick them in a plastic container and put them in the fridge. Chickpeas are GREAT on salads. Or you could find a recipe for hummus, I supppose. (Mmmm…hummus!) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/15 "2004-10-03T16:17:49Z")
> [@Dog80](#): > > Today I did the Moroccan Salad. Which recipe is that? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-loads-of-lentils-flour-and-xxx-what-foods-can-i-make-with-them/267084/16 "2004-10-03T19:13:57Z")
> [@Walloon](#): > > Which recipe is that? Oops! I meant the Morrocan soup, not salad.