Description
Crispy vegetable chickpea fritters blend Mediterranean flavors with wholesome ingredients. Served with zesty yogurt sauce, these golden-brown delights promise a satisfying meal that connects cultures through delicious simplicity.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15 oz / 425 g) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup (150 g) corn, fresh or canned
- 1 medium bell pepper, chopped
- ½ medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½–⅔ cup (60–80 g) chickpea flour or rice flour
- 2–3 tbsps chopped parsley
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground oregano
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½–⅔ tsp salt
- Black pepper to taste
- ½ tsp lime juice
- Oil for frying
- Vegan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather all ingredients and kitchen tools, ensuring top-quality, fresh produce and well-drained chickpeas for optimal flavor and texture.
- Blending: Pulse chickpeas, onion, garlic, lime juice, and spices in a food processor, creating a coarse mixture that retains distinctive vegetable chunks and robust aromatics.
- Binding: Incorporate flour gently into the chickpea base, stirring minimally to maintain a rustic consistency while providing structural integrity to the fritters.
- Vegetable Integration: Fold diced bell pepper, corn kernels, and chopped parsley into the mixture, preserving distinct vegetable pieces for vibrant texture and visual appeal.
- Moisture Adjustment: Fine-tune mixture consistency by adding flour if too wet or chickpea liquid if too dry, ensuring ideal binding and cohesion for fritter formation.
- Shaping and Cooking: Craft compact patties with even edges, then sear in a preheated skillet with hot oil over medium-high heat, developing a crisp, golden-brown exterior on both sides.
- Finishing: Drain fritters on paper towels to remove excess oil, then plate immediately with a complementary vegan cashew dip, serving while crisp and piping hot.
Notes
- Pulse with Purpose: Process ingredients minimally to maintain chunky, rustic texture that enhances overall mouthfeel and vegetable integrity.
- Flour Finesse: Add flour gradually and stir gently to prevent dense, tough fritters; aim for light, cohesive binding without overworking the mixture.
- Oil Temperature Mastery: Maintain medium-high heat for achieving perfectly crisp exterior while ensuring thorough internal cooking without burning.
- Serving Strategy: Serve immediately after cooking to preserve maximum crunchiness and prevent soggy texture, pairing with complementary cold dips for temperature contrast.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg