Vegetarian chickpea cutlets

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make vegetarian chickpea cutlets? Prepare the necessary ingredients. My vegetables are medium sized. You can use any spices to suit your taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Measure out the specified amount of chickpeas, place them in a bowl, cover with water and leave overnight. In 6-8 hours, the chickpeas will swell and increase in size. The water must then be drained.

3. STEP 3

   

   Rinse the chickpeas in water and place in a saucepan, add a new clean portion of water, cook for 1-1.5 hours. Let the finished chickpeas cool and drain the water. Don’t throw away the chickpea broth, it will come in handy later.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the carrots thoroughly in running water, peel, rinse and grate on a coarse grater. Peel the onion and cut into cubes. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and carrots over medium heat until soft. How to choose a frying pan and oil for frying, read the articles at the end of this recipe.

5. STEP 5

   

   In a deep bowl, mix the prepared chickpeas, fried carrots and onions, pressed garlic, pour in about 100 ml of chickpea broth. Puree everything together with a blender or pass through a meat grinder. I used a blender.

6. STEP 6

   

   Transfer the minced chickpeas to a bowl. Add spices to taste, including salt and pepper. Add flour to the chickpeas so that the cutlets form easily. Stir.

7. STEP 7

   

   Form chickpea cutlets from the prepared mixture. If the cutlets fall apart, add a little more chickpea broth to the minced meat and stir. Choose the shape and size of the cutlets as desired. Roll each cutlet in breadcrumbs or a mixture (I use a mixture of breadcrumbs, bran and flour).

8. STEP 8

   

   Fry lean chickpea cutlets on both sides until golden brown in oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Serve the finished cutlets with a side dish. As a side dish you can offer mashed potatoes, pasta and fresh vegetables. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

AlexA-

05.09.2023

4.5

There are options for meatless cutlets made from lentils or buckwheat.

anvara

05.09.2023

4.5

Vegetarian chickpea cutlets are an excellent alternative to meat patties - healthy and tasty. I had the chickpeas boiled in advance, so preparing these cutlets was not difficult. This is very tasty, thank you very much!