Cover; Title Page; About the Author; Contents; Introduction; The Power of the Pulse; Saving the Planet; The Wind Factor; All You Need to Know; How to Buy; To Soak or Not to Soak?; Cooking From Scratch; Making Your Pulses Sing; Storing Cooked Pulses; Perfect Partners; Sprouting; Using the Recipes; Nibbles, Dips and Purées; Fritters, Pancakes and Patties; Soups; Stylish Starters; Salads; Sides; Vegetarian Mains; The Full Monty; Sweet Bits; Sauces, Salsas and Seasonings; Basics; Check Your Pulse: The Identification Parade; Index; Acknowledgements; Copyright.At last pulses are ditching their 70s hippie label and are back in vogue. Pulses are incredibly economical and healthy and, increasingly, people are looking for new sources of protein as meat eating goes on the wane (for both environmental and economical reasons). The time is ripe for a truly modern look at preparing these under-exploited ingredients. Including a guide to pulses, this exhaustive volume will also cover all you need to know to buy, prepare and cook pulses, and how to store them. 180 recipes are divided into dips and purees, fritters, croquettes and patties, soups, salads, form.