Homemade pasta with Chickpea, garlic & chilli! | Pasta Grannies

matasse pasta

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Whole wheat pasta adds fiber; spaghetti is a more common and affordable option.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are lower in calories; canned beans are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point; canola oil is cheaper and versatile.

chilli flakes

🥗Healthier: fresh chilli

💰Cheaper: paprika

Fresh chilli provides more flavor; paprika is often cheaper and milder.

Soak chickpeas for 12 hours.

Put soaked chickpeas in a large saucepan and fill with fresh water to simmer.

Make pasta dough with 220 g flour and 100 ml water, knead until smooth.

Roll out the dough and shape it into a baton.

Cut the dough lengthways to create a d shape and roll it to form pasta.

Slice the pasta into ribbons and set aside to dry.

Remove froth from the simmering chickpeas and add salt.

Pour olive oil into a pan and chop 2 garlic cloves into it, stirring to avoid burning.

Add a whole chili to the garlic in the pan.

Take the pan off the heat and add drained chickpeas, mixing in chopped parsley.

Cook the pasta in salted water for around 3 minutes.

Combine the cooked pasta with the chickpea mixture, adding pasta water or chickpea broth as needed.

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