Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Channa (chickpeas)

This meal is quick, easy and tasteful. Prior to coming to Guyana, I never thought I'd eat chickpeas. I heard of them, of course, and had hummus before, but I never really visualized them as a staple. Now I have them at least once a week. They look kinda funny, and at first I was skeptical, but after many trials and errors, this one is for sure coming home with us. Note: but if you're ever in Guyana, don't call them "chickpeas" because Tony did that once and was just stared at like a crazy person! Channa sounds wayyy more appetizing anyway!

Chickpeas

Garlic

Onion

Cumin

Salt

Black pepper

Curry

*All-spice

*Oregano

*Basil

*seasoning optional, do as you like


Soak chickpeas for about 8 hours. Either boil until soft or pressure-cook them for 25 minutes. Boil/pressure cook with oregano, salt, basil. Heat oil in kahari or frying pan sauté garlic, onion and cumin, throw in chickpeas, add curry, black pepper and spices, mix well coving all chickpeas.


*Not too good on the measurements as we just eye ball everything and go by taste. If you need exact measurements please send us a message and we will get those for you. Mostly everything is done with finger pinches...watch out for that curry!

It may not look too appetizing but it's so yummy!

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