older than many myths and legends about him. The ancient Greeks knew the taste of peas back in the 4th century BC. e. The Chinese, Indians and Africans tried peas 1,500 years ago. To green peas raw ( the most delicious, in my opinion) Europeans became addicted in the 17th century. Moreover, the British got such a taste for it that they began to develop new sweet varieties of peas. And the third US President, Thomas Jefferson, grew more than thirty varieties of peas in his garden!
Today, when the primordial and ancient is becoming fashionable in our country, peas have every chance to restore their former glory. And since you’ve probably heard a lot about green peas in the country and canned in a gastronomic pairing with boiled sausages, then, anticipating the trend, I’ll tell you about pea flour.
Pea flour ground from dried pea grains. Like all legumes, peas cannot boast of a wide range of vitamins, but those that exist are very necessary for the body: C, Pp, group B. Pea flour contains the same beneficial substances in crushed, and therefore easily digestible form. Traditional medicine recommends taking pea flour 1 tablespoon 3 times a day to improve skin quality and normalize metabolism. However, for some diseases of the stomach and intestines, pea dishes are contraindicated, so self-medication is not the best option here.
From pea flour They cook puree soup, bake flat cakes and bread. Tatar chumar and salma, Arabic falafel, Russian pea porridge, English mashy peas, Indian pea paste with curry - you can cook dishes from all over the world with pea flour.
And the most extravagant thing you can do with pea flour is take it fishing. Experienced fishermen claim that in combination with hemp oil, this is the best bait for white freshwater fish.
My first experience using pea flour was regular pancakes, to which I added half wheat flour and half pea flour. It turned out to be a tender and, I would like to believe, healthy dish. Next in line is falafel. And I wish you interesting culinary experiments with peas flour.
Pea flour, 500 g, 49 rub.
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Ecology of consumption. Food and drinks: The benefits of this flour are not limited to dietary properties and the absence of gluten...
Pea flour has inherited the beneficial properties of the peas from which it is produced. It is a valuable dietary product and at the same time a substitute for wheat flour for patients with celiac disease.
It is used to prepare casseroles, puddings, and is used to make bread and buns, which taste in no way inferior to traditional wheat products, but are healthier and safer for the figure.
Nutritional value
The nutritional value of peas, and therefore pea flour, surpasses most vegetables. It contains up to 6.7% vegetable protein and about 15% carbohydrates, of which 6% are sugars. The product is a record holder for the content of amino acids and proteins necessary for humans. Peas are also rich in nitrogenous compounds, vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, PP, D, E and K, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and sodium.
The protein component is similar to meat and dairy, so peas and their derivatives are often compared to meat. The main differences between the plant-based version are the absence of cholesterol and the relatively low price.
Calorie content of pea flour: 71 kcal per 100 g of product.
What's the benefit?
Flour obtained from peas has a number of useful properties:
Is natural source amino acids such as threonine and lysine– they are vital for the functioning of our body.
Selenium, which can be found in large quantities in peas (the exact numbers depend on the region of growth), has antioxidant properties and protects human cells from the effects of free radicals and carcinogens.
Vegetable protein as part of the product it is much better absorbed, without straining the gastrointestinal tract and without having the negative impact that meat products are capable of.
Flour obtained from peas Provides the body with energy, increases the body's performance and endurance.
With regular use, heart function improves, the risk of developing hypertension and myocardial infarction is reduced, and the formation of blood clots in blood vessels is prevented.
Characterized by delicate diuretic and choleretic effects.
Compounds included in the product improve metabolism and prevent the deposition of subcutaneous fat. Regular use is recommended for those who are overweight or simply watching their figure.
To improve brain function and “feed” nerve cells people with mental work should take 1 tsp before meals. pea flour.
Thanks to its high fiber content it helps cope with constipation and other problems that arise during the digestion or absorption of food.
Compresses with pea flour used for local healing of wounds and abscesses on the skin.
May be included in therapeutic nutrition plan for endocrine diseases.
Thanks to the high content of vitamins, baking with such flour will be useful for vitamin deficiency.
Successfully used in cosmetology. It has a beneficial effect on both skin and hair.
Gluten Free Miracles
Since pea flour does not contain gluten, it can be used in the diet of people suffering from celiac disease– a disease associated with intolerance by the human body to wheat protein (gluten in cereals).
Patients suffering from this (often hereditary) disease can eat not only porridges and soups based on peas, but also various baked goods made from pea flour: bread, buns, pies.
What's the harm?
No obvious harm was found when consuming pea flour within reasonable limits during medical studies.
But there is a small list of contraindications:
1. Tendency to flatulence and fermentation processes in the intestines. To prevent this, it is recommended not to overuse peas and their derivatives. When preparing dishes, it is recommended to add fennel and dill (fresh, dried or in seed form) to reduce the gas-forming effect. Also, you should not wash down dishes made from pea flour with cold water.
2. Presence of gout or other kidney diseases. This is due to the content of purines in peas, which contribute to the accumulation of uric acid in the body. It is better for patients to reduce the consumption of such flour to a minimum so as not to aggravate the symptoms.
3. Exacerbation of pancreatitis, gastritis or stomach ulcers. A large amount of fiber provides additional stress on the stomach, so in case of acute conditions of the digestive system, it is better to avoid pea flour until complete recovery.
According to a 2013 study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, too much protein in the diet can lead to impaired kidney function, even in healthy people. Therefore, experts advise maintaining a balance and not exceeding the percentage of proteins in the menu equal to 10-35%.
How to cook at home?
You can buy pea flour in almost every supermarket. But if you haven’t found it or have doubts about the quality of store-bought products, you can make it yourself.
1. Choose good dry peas, wash, sort if necessary and be sure to dry. It is better to do this on paper or a piece of fabric, laying out the peas in one layer. Newspaper cannot be used in this case, since legumes easily absorb harmful substances from printing ink.
2. For grinding beans You can use a coffee grinder, mortar or meat grinder. The choice of device depends on what result you ultimately want to get. To obtain delicate and soft premium flour, an electric coffee grinder is suitable. A hand grinder or meat grinder will produce a coarser grind. As for cooking “the old fashioned way”, i.e. in a mortar, you will need a lot of strength and patience.
3. The resulting powder place on a piece of white cloth with a layer of no more than 2 cm. Leave in a dry room to dry. It is necessary to stir from time to time to ensure uniform removal of moisture. After drying, the pea flour will become a little lighter and will easily come off your hands.
For storage A paper bag or fabric bag is suitable. Homemade product should be kept in a dry place. Before use, pea flour, like any other, must be sifted.
Pea jelly
The most famous dishes made from pea flour are soups or purees. But perhaps the most useful is jelly.
Due to its enveloping properties, it has a beneficial effect on the condition of the gastrointestinal tract, protecting the mucous membrane and improving digestive processes. This unusual drink can protect the intestines from dysbiosis, as well as remove toxins and lead salts from the body.
Preparation:
1. Prepare jelly in the same way as any other, but use pea flour instead of starch. To do this, slowly pour cold water over it and mix thoroughly so that no lumps form.
2. Afterwards, the mixture is put on the fire and brought to a boil, stirring constantly so that the flour does not stick to the walls of the pan and does not burn.
3. Even at the preparation stage, salt and spices are added to the drink to taste.
4. When the mass thickens, remove the jelly from the heat.
You can serve pea jelly in portioned molds as an independent dish or, cut into small pieces, with fresh herbs, fried onions and mushrooms.
You can make a huge number of tasty and healthy dishes from pea flour. Among them: soups, porridges, jelly, pates, pancakes, pancakes, bread, pies, puddings, vegetarian cutlets, lean noodles and much more. Choose! published
What dishes can be prepared from this product? We will answer these and other questions in this article.
General Product Information
Pea flour is a dietary product available to absolutely everyone. It is used for good nutrition, improving one’s health, as well as providing the body with sufficient amounts of vitamins, proteins and mineral salts.
Pea flour is sold in almost all stores. However, some chefs prefer to make it at home. For this purpose, they use regular peas, which are ground in a coffee grinder.
The product in question is used to bake bread, prepare pasta and confectionery, as well as flatbreads, salty or sweet cookies.
The main feature of this flour is that during frying it does not absorb any animal fat or vegetable oil.
Pea flour: benefits
In terms of the amount of protein, this plant product is often compared to certain types of meat. Moreover, it even surpasses them in the content of mineral salts and vitamins. Another advantage of pea flour is its low cost, as well as the absence of cholesterol.
The biological value of the product in question is several times higher than traditional wheat flour. Chopped peas are rich in substances such as vitamins E and A, fiber and pantothenic acid. In addition, it contains calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, iron and phosphorus.
Pea flour is very beneficial for human health. After all, it is a natural source of such vital amino acids as threonine and lysine. In addition, this product contains a special substance called pyridoxine. It takes an active part in the synthesis of the mentioned amino acids, as well as in the processes of their breakdown. A deficiency of this element can cause cramps and dermatitis.
The product in question is also useful because it contains a large amount of selenium. This substance is a good anticarcinogenic agent.
Dishes made from pea flour
This product can be used to prepare various homemade dishes. Most often, a delicious dietary puree is made from it. To do this, use available components such as:
- pea flour - approximately 350 g;
- drinking water - about 800 ml;
- fresh butter - approximately 15 g;
- salt and spices - use to your taste.
Cooking process
Pea puree can serve not only as an excellent dietary dish, but also as a tasty side dish for meat or fish. There is nothing difficult in preparing such a dinner.
First, drinking water is brought to a boil in a deep saucepan, and then chopped peas are gradually poured into it. If you want to get a homogeneous and as tender puree as possible, then it is better to first sift the flour through a sieve.
As soon as the dish begins to thicken, add salt and various spices to taste. Constantly stirring, you should remove the finished pea puree from the stove and cool slightly. It should immediately be noted that during the cooling process, the mass of the bean product will noticeably thicken.
At the very end, fresh butter is added to the finished dish and then stirred vigorously. Only after this is the puree served at the dinner table.
Making delicious homemade pancakes
Preparing pea flour does not take much time. To do this, a regular bean product is placed in a coffee grinder and finely ground. Having received a powdery mass, it is sifted through a fine sieve.
If this process seems labor-intensive for you, then pea flour can be purchased at the store.
What to prepare from this healthy and vitamin-rich product? Many chefs make delicious homemade pancakes from it. To do this, they stock up on the following ingredients:
- homemade or store-bought pea flour - about 200 g;
- turmeric - about ¾ dessert spoon;
- table salt - 1 dessert spoon;
- ground pepper - 1 pinch;
- ground ginger - 0.5 dessert spoon;
- fresh dill - a small bunch;
- slaked baking soda - ½ small spoon;
- drinking water - about 300 ml;
- cherry tomatoes - approximately 10 pcs.;
- red bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- fresh garlic - 2 cloves;
- whole grain flour - about 100 g.
Making the dough
To make homemade pancakes, you should knead viscous pea dough. It should immediately be noted that it is done completely differently than the classical basis.
First, in a separate bowl, mix pea flour with whole grain flour. Then turmeric, table salt, ground pepper are added here and after mixing all the bulk ingredients, regular drinking water is gradually poured into them. The result is a fairly viscous, but at the same time homogeneous dough.
To make homemade pancakes more delicious, additional ingredients must be added to them. They use fresh dill, cherry tomatoes and sweet peppers. All mentioned products are pre-washed and heavily chopped with a knife.
Also add slaked soda and garlic cloves to the dough. The latter are freed from the husks and grated on the smallest grater.
Frying process
As soon as all the products are in one bowl, mix them vigorously with a spoon. As a result, a viscous dough with visible inclusions of vegetables and herbs is obtained. Next they start frying it. To do this, heat a regular frying pan very hot. Pour a little oil into it, and then spread the base with a tablespoon.
Such products should be fried in exactly the same way as classic sweet pancakes. Once the bottom is reddened, they are turned over and cooked in the same way.
Serve to the table
It is advisable to serve pea flour pancakes hot for lunch. It should be immediately recalled that such products are not sweet. Therefore, they can be consumed not only with tea, but also with any sauces.
Let's sum it up
Now you know what to cook with pea flour. There are many more recipes that involve the use of the mentioned product. Thanks to him, homemade dishes become not only unusual and very tasty, but also nutritious and healthy.
In addition to pancakes and purees, pea flour can be added in small quantities to dough for baking bread, donuts, pies and other culinary products. Homemade sausages are also often made from this product. In terms of nutritional value, such products are in no way inferior to their meat “brothers”.
It would seem that there could be any questions with this dish. Cold, malt, excuse me, a saucepan, cereal, water... But it either burns or doesn’t want to boil. That’s why we are interested in: “How to cook pea porridge?” Ask your mom, and you will get a clear answer with the words “soak” and “patience.” Fortunately, today you can take a shortcut to defeating stubborn peas. After all, there are steamers, multicookers, cereal in bags, and, finally, pea flour. Well, some spices help this dish become more easily digestible for the gastrointestinal tract.
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The classic option “fast” does not imply. Whole peas you will have to soak for 12 hours, and then cook for about 1.5 hours in a saucepan, watching and stirring. In fairy tales, and in cast iron pots, which cannot be found in a modern city apartment, peas are cooked in an hour. Moreover, it will be necessary to arrange it so that the water boils away and the cereal is boiled towards the end. That is, leaving the pan completely and minding your own business will not work. At most, peel carrots somewhere nearby. In general, long and tedious. “Results” will also have to be rubbed through a sieve to peel off the pea skins. After all, not all of it comes off during soaking. But you can do it “shorter”.
Option one is to take split peas. This is the same cereal, but the peas seem to be cut into halves. It cooks, on average, 40 minutes faster, and the result is the same porridge-puree that we usually want to see when preparing this dish.
Option two is to purchase peas in cooking bags. Prepare according to the instructions, and then simply grind with a blender. Pea grain shells may be encountered, but this is usually not critical.
Option three is to place the peas in the rice steamer bowl. Place in the middle compartment and steam for 20-35 minutes so that the peas are slightly damp. Then cook according to one of the recipes.
Before cooking, peas are washed under cold running water and sorted. The latter involves throwing out black peas and various cereal debris that may be found there. Peas in bags for cooking and packaged, usually like this does not contain things.
An old recipe for how to cook pea porridge
For this recipe you will need a cast iron. Don't know what it is? So, look in a regular store for a thick-walled cauldron for pilaf. Sometimes this item is called a “duckling” or “goose”. You can cook on a regular gas stove, but it won’t work on an electric stove or any other “accelerator” of the cooking process.
First, the peas are washed in a sieve, then placed in a bowl and filled with cold water, leaving overnight or for 5-7 hours if time is short. The porridge is cooked in the same water. Place on the fire, wait for the water to boil, and reduce the heat. Cover the dish with a lid so that steam can escape from the side, and cook the porridge for 60 minutes, watching and stirring. You can periodically add warm water if it boils away too quickly. But an “authentic” recipe does not require topping up. Initially, take 6 measures of water per 1 measure of peas, and until it boils away, if you please, do not leave. Speeding up the process by increasing the heat will also not work. In general, this cooking is long, meditative, as they say, for lovers of traditions.
The finished porridge is seasoned with oil, herbs, and do not forget to add salt. To facilitate the digestion process, you can throw in a little asafoetida spice; it relieves increased gas formation. Simple green dill also does the gastrointestinal tract a favor, but only fresh.
Pea porridge made from pea flour
This is the fastest recipe for making porridge. Take a glass of flour, 2 glasses of water, stir until it is suspended, put on medium heat and boil until it acquires the consistency of a puree. You can also cook in a slow cooker, choosing the cooking mode for stew or porridge; it takes, on average, about 50 minutes with a miracle stove, and about 40 with flour. There is no need to soak the flour.
How to cook pea porridge if you don’t have time to soak
There is one recipe, it involves quick cooking. You need to take crushed peas, 1 cup. Rinse, add cold water at the rate of 2.5 cups of water per 1 cup of cereal. Then place over high heat, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium. Cook for about 40-60 minutes, stirring and removing foam. The peas will not have time to boil, but by the end of the hour you can turn off the heat and mash the pea porridge into a puree using a potato “tool” or grind it with a blender. The porridge prepared in this way can simply be left to brew under the lid so that the water is absorbed, and you will get a regular pea porridge-puree.
You can also do the following - grind the pea halves in a powerful coffee grinder and cook according to the recipe above. The result will be puree, but you will need to additionally grind it with a wooden potato masher.
How to cook pea porridge with additives
Pea porridge with onions and carrots
About 50 g is added to the water along with the soaked peas celery root. Cook over low heat as usual. While the porridge is cooking, peel the onion and carrot(1 medium onion and carrot is enough), lay parchment on a baking sheet, add vegetables, preheat the oven to 180 degrees, spray with oil spray, and “bake” for half an hour until the onions are soft and light brown. You can puree the finished porridge and add onions and carrots.
Pea porridge with mushrooms
With dried mushrooms: 50 g dried porcini mushrooms or shiitake, and 1 cup of peas, ground black pepper, 1 white onion, asafoetida, salt. Soak dried mushrooms along with peas. Chop the onion very finely. Boil water with peas and mushrooms, then add onions and spices, and cook as usual. stirring constantly. Mushrooms expand greatly in volume, so you may need to add water several times.
WITH champignons: The porridge is cooked separately as usual. Place the champignons along with the onions in a baking dish, you can also use spray oil, then cover the dish with foil, pricked with a fork, and bake in the oven at 180 degrees. We simply mix the finished products.
Pea porridge cutlets
Cook 1 cup of peas until pureed using any method. Grate 1 carrot, 1 white onion, 100 g of celery on a fine grater. Separately, soak 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in water. Mix vegetables, starch, cooled pea puree. Form cutlets with wet hands. Place them on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for about half an hour. Sometimes this dish is made by mixing peas and buckwheat 1 to 1.
"Sausages" made from pea puree
1 m sausage casings (can be found in online stores), juice of 1 beet, 1 cup boiled and pureed peas, nutmeg, agar, ground black pepper, basil, salt.
Grind the peas together with the spices, soak the agar according to the instructions, taking 1 sachet or 1 serving. Add agar to the pea mixture, pour beet juice into it, stir until the color is uniform. Place in a sausage casing, tie, simply twisting the “bag”, onto portioned sausages, and leave in the refrigerator for 4 hours to harden. If there are no shells, you can use a baking sleeve. The mixture is placed to the edge, and the bag itself is folded around the pea sausages several times.
Video recipes for making pea porridge
Peas are one of the well-known and beloved cereals by housewives. Soups, porridges and even flour are made from it. Yes, the most common flour, from which you can bake pancakes and pancakes. However, pea flour can be used not only in cooking. Its composition, rich in useful substances, allows the use of pea flour for cosmetic and health purposes.
So it contains selenium, phosphorus, iron and potassium, as well as vitamins B and C and carotene. But that’s not all - pea flour contains antioxidants and can block the entry of a number of radioactive metals. Pea flour It also offers recipes for people suffering from diabetes - it contains glutamic acid.
In general, if you are a supporter of a healthy diet and are economical with money, then pea flour should be your choice. By the way, for people striving for an ideal figure, this flour does not contain cholesterol and allows you to lose excess weight. And all this without compromising your health. For people who fast, pea flour recipes provide a completely different variety of tasty and satisfying dishes that can be consumed during this period.
With pea flour, preparing soup becomes a matter of one minute. Don't believe me? Here is the prescription:
For one and a half liters of water, take one carrot and one onion, fried in two tablespoons of vegetable oil, add them to the already boiling water. Add 200 grams of ham or other meat product to this. While the food is cooking, take 2 tablespoons of pea flour and dilute them with half a glass of boiled cool water until the lumps disappear completely. Carefully pour the mixture into the soup, stir, reduce heat and leave for another twenty minutes. Ready!
These are the simple and tasty recipes pea flour provides us with. As for preparing pancakes and pancakes, everything is simple - add a few tablespoons of pea flour to wheat flour. The same applies to making bread from pea flour.
As was said at the beginning, pea flour can even be used for treatment. For example, for several centuries it has been used by women as an excellent anti-wrinkle remedy. In general, you can get rid of small and medium-sized wrinkles in about one month if you apply a special mask every day. So, pea flour facial recipes:
It is necessary to take pea flour and sour cream (medium fat content) in a 1:1 ratio. Pour sour cream over the flour until it swells, and then mix well. Apply for twenty minutes, then rinse. Wrinkles will definitely smooth out.
You can also treat hair with pea flour. You've probably at least once wondered where Chinese women get such healthy, long and beautiful hair. One of the methods that is very popular among them.
Pea flour recipes for hair:
Pour pea flour with warm water and leave overnight. In the morning, apply the resulting porridge to your hair for half an hour. Wash off with warm water. Keep in mind that the peas have already removed dirt and grease, so no shampoo is required.
There is no doubt about the effectiveness of the recipe - by cleaning our hair with a natural product, we saved its surface. And the peas loaded them with all the nutrients.
Search, experiment and be healthy.
