I am a die hard coffee fan. But being equally health conscious, I would keep myself away from the caffeine influence as much as possible. A few months ago when I came across this caffeine substitute I was on cloud nine. Once I came out of the initial excitement, I had my own apprehensions.I wondered how it could be possible. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try. And I must say that was a worthy decision to have made.
I browsed to learn more about this and found some interesting information. This Chickpea Coffee Substitute from ground, roasted chickpeas was mentioned by a German writer in 1793. In the First World War, they were grown for this use in some areas of Germany.The recipe makes a low-cost, natural coffee-flavored drink using roasted chickpeas. One can't tell it from the original drink unless you spill the beans😉pun intended . Try that out yourself.
I'm sure you would want to relish some too. Here's the recipe.
Preparation Time : 30-45 minutes
Ingredients : Chickpeas/chole
I have used 1/2 cup chickpeas here as it was a trial . You may make it for as much quantity as you please . I'm planning to make the next batch with 2 cups.
Preparation:
Wash and clean the chickpeas and dry them. I dried them in the sun for a whole day and prepared the next day.
Place a flat pan, heat it and transfer the chickpeas to the pan.
Dry roast the chickpeas on medium fame. Stir occasionally.
You need to roast them till they turn dark chocolate brown.Once the colour starts to change, bring it down to low flame.
It should take you anywhere between 30-45 minutes. I roasted them on low flame all through and it took me 45 minutes. Keep stirring in between. This isn't going to be a quick job. Work on it patiently. Do not plan this on a busy day. Plan it when you are free. You needn't keep stirring it continuously. Just stir occasionally in between.
You will hadly notice any colour change initially.
The roasting will be uneven.Do not expect them all to turn the same shade at the same time.
You may stop roasting even at this stage.They are unevenly roasted and not yet turned fully brown. It might not get you a strong flavour.
I patiently waited till they turned into perfect chocolaty brown.
Set aside till it completely cools.Be careful, they are extremely hot.
Once cooled, grind it to a fine powder and you are good to go.Store like you store regular coffee powder.
I tried brewing some coffee before packing to store. Follow the same procedure for the regular coffee.
Just heat a cup of milk, (bring it to a boil, let it cook a little further. Whisk to get a thicker, frothier consistency,) add sugar to your taste and a spoon of the chickpea-coffee powder(or more if you want it stronger).Strain it and enjoy that hot cuppa. Oh yes! I forgot to tell you that the aroma is no different from the regular coffee. It is quite close💞
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