Thread: Syn free wrap... or is it?

It's hard to describe the flavour. They definitely don't taste like normal wraps if you try the wrap on its own, but once you've got stuff inside them they're quite nice!

The jury is out for me - made them last night but had to add water and shill not that smooth will try later with chicken 'n' salad and see what they are like then. I did use whole not split moong beans not sure if that made the difference

Originally Posted by ermintrude

yep, theyre in the dried beans aisle

Thanx x

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Well I just made some of these just now. I really liked eating it but it was very tricky to make, but then Im not a very good cook on the practical side.

I used whole beans too and gave them almost 2 days soaking. I had no problem getting them to a fine paste so I didn't add any water at that point. However, they were really REALLY hard to get to spread out on the pan. I tried using a little oil so they didn't stick but that made it worse, they needed to stick to the pan to be able to spread the batter out as it was really REALLY thick. It doesnt matter if they stick anyway as once all the steam is off they just peel off the pan, so rule number one: add some water.

Second problem was I put them on the highest heat as recommended in the recipe and they just burnt underneath on the first side so I reduced it to medium.

I only got 4 pancakes out of it as the mix was so thick. For number 3 I added a bit of water and for number 4 I added a LOT of water. It made a massive difference cos I could spread the mix equally over the pan and 3-4 mins was OK to let the steam off without them burning.

I chucked a couple of cloves of garlic and 1tsp chipotle paste in when I whizzed it too to give it a bit of spicy flavour.

Id make them again but I need some practise. Next time Id probably try split mung beans as presumably they would hold a lot more water after soaking. But adding plenty of water to the whole bean mix should be fine if thats what you've got.

Then again everyone else has managed perfectly well so its probably just my Skillz again

I'm doing a tesco order and fancy trying these but I can only find whole mung beans.... Should I try with these do you think?

I use whole ones. You just need to soak them for 2 days.

was wondering if i made more than one wrap would they keep in fridge till the next day. only me would eat them. was thinking about using 100g of mung beans to make 4 wraps if possible.

they look really nice have got the mung beans but was wondering how much to use.

I make a pile of them and store them in the fridge on a plate with a layer of kitchen paper in between each one. They do dry out a little bit and become a little harder to roll but are still fine.

thank you so much for your reply. great will get some mung beans soaking.

Did anyone get a reply from SW as to whether these are free or not?
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Had these today for lunch - fab!

I used split mung beans (labelled Moong Dahl from my local ethnic store) and was worried the mixture looked a bit lumpy but they turned out lovely!

I've got some batter left in the fridge and might try making a thicker one to use a pizza base for tomorrow

Made them and they are storey fly easy to do!! And don't taste too bad either! A definate new option at dinner time for me I've I've had my hex bread already!

Originally Posted by Kitteh

Did anyone get a reply from SW as to whether these are free or not?
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They didn't email me back! It's the first time I've ever emailed them so don't know how long these things take but it's been ages. Anyone know how long it should take?

They are usually quick in responding - within a day or two - but they may be short-staffed due to the holidays. Worth dropping them another line though just in case it has gone astray.

I've got another one for you guys... (why am I always finding the controversial things!!)

I went on holiday to morocco last week and in the markets and little shops they sell freshly roasted and salted chickpeas. They are sooo yummy and taste like peanuts!!!

I ate quite a lot of these while away as it was a bit of a healthier holiday treat and I thought well chickpeas are free on sw right?!

Well today I popped into my local Indian supermarket and what did I find.. Roasted salted chickpeas!!! Ingredients: chickpeas, salt - nothing else! What do you guys think, are they Free?!