Happy Global Pulse Day!
Aren't pulses = legumes?
Why today is not Global Legume Day?
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According to Pulse Canada, pulses are part of the legume family. But only dried seed such as dried peas, edible beans, lentils and chickpeas are in the pulse family.
Why pulses are good?
1. Have very high level of protein
and fibre but low in fat
2. Rich in minerals such as iron,
zinc, and phosphorous
3. Have folate and other B-vitamins
I love the fact that I can use pulses
to make gluten-free yummy food. Up-to-now, I have been using rice flour, brown
rice flour, almond flour, oat flour or coconut flour to replace wheat flour. Well, it's
getting boring and I'm open to explore new ingredients.
So, I'm very happy to see we can
download free recipe books from Pulse Canada.
Pulses and the Gluten-Free Diet: Cooking
with Beans, Peas Lentils and Chickpeas (2011)
Pulses: Cooking with Beans, Peas,
Lentils and Chickpeas (2016)
Guide to Cooking with Pulses
French cookbook
Les Légumineuses: Haricots, Pois,
Pois chiches & Lentilles (2010)
We can also download Printable Recipe
Cards from Pulse Canada. Some are written in French, too.
Printable Recipe
Cards
Thank you Pulse Canada ♥
Let's have fun cooking with pulses, my friends!!
Related sites:
Pulse Canada
Pulse Pledge
Protein Quality of Cooked Pulses
