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I've spent a fair amount of time yesterday and today trying to find references for this dish that someone requested at Zaar:

My grandmother, from near Kishinev (now Moldova), occasionally made a sweet mashed garbanzo dish when I was very young. It probably had either honey or sugar and not much else. Does anyone know the recipe?

I said/asked: "I've not heard of a recipe like this, but you've got me mighty interested. icon_smile.gif I just spent about 45 minutes on various search engines doing keywords of mash, chickpeas, honey, and garbanzo, with no luck.

Were there any spices that might've been in it that you can recall? Any milk or cream? Was it baked, perhaps with eggs? Was it a dessert? Were they yellow garbanzos or green*?

Because now I'm hungry and thinking about experimenting...

*(I hadn't heard of green garbanzos before tonight, either, until I found this webpage: http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/category/lentils-and-legumes/chickpeas/ Scroll down to see them.)"

He/she replied:

Thanks for your reply. I was a young child (in the early 1950s)and hesitant to eat this (I have no idea what it was called). It was mildly sweet and could have had a small amount of cinnamon. The texture was like refried beans. There were no eggs, and it wasn't a dessert. I don't know when or how it was supposed to be eaten. It could actually have been for breakfast.

Have any of you heard of such? Reconstructing it wouldn't be difficult, of course, but finding a source for it would be preferred.

Thanks in advance for your help! smileys/smile.gif

http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=227177

 
Okay, after much research, I gave in and made my own. smileys/smile.gif Rec: Moldovan Chickpea Pudding

Moldovan Chickpea Pudding

This dish was described to me by a user at RecipeZaar, and after much thorough searching and being unable to find anything resembling it, I decided to go ahead and make it on my own. She said, “My grandmother, from near Kishinev (now Moldova), occasionally made a sweet mashed garbanzo dish when I was very young… It was mildly sweet and could have had a small amount of cinnamon. The texture was like refried beans. There were no eggs, and it wasn't a dessert. It could actually have been for breakfast.” The below is how I made it, and it’s absolutely delicious! I’ve tried it both cold and warm, and it’s excellent both ways. It would make a great breakfast, or a nice snack. Give it a try!

1 cup precooked chickpeas or garbanzo beans (cold or warm, your choice)
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons plain yogurt or sour cream
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (I used Ceylon cinnamon, from Penzey’s, which is less sharp than the common Vietnamese)

Place all ingredients in a food processor and whir until preferred texture is achieved, occasionally scraping down the sides.

Eat and enjoy!

Note: the texture I was able to get it to was still slightly chunky, unlike very smooth refried beans. Perhaps it was from using cold garbanzos from the fridge, or perhaps I simply could have processed it longer. In any case, I enjoyed it at the texture which was not completely smooth. Using a food mill would probably enable a smoother texture.

Servings: 1

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 0 min


I loved it, and will be making it in the future! My husband Mike and friend Leah tried it, and both liked it a lot. Mike commented that he thought it would go well with Georgian Egg Salad - Azelila for a meal. Even housemate Darrell said it was good, and he hates garbanzo beans. smileys/smile.gif

 
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