Super Crispy Chickpea Fritters
Recipe summary
Crispy, hearty, and savory chickpea fritters made with potatoes, chickpeas, and spices, served with a tahini and coconut yoghurt dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes
- 400ml canned chickpeas
- 1 onion
- 3 pieces garlic
- 1 tbsp + 2 cups avocado oil
- 2 tsp potato starch
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- handful of chopped cilantro
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plantbased milk
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1/2 cup coconut yoghurt
- pinch of salt
- squeeze of lemon juice
- small bunch of fresh dill
Method
- 1
Peel the potatoes and chop into cubes. Transfer to a stock pot and add enough water to cover the potatoes. Boil until fork tender.
- 2
Rinse and drain the canned chickpeas. Mash with a fork and set aside. Finely chop the onion and garlic.
- 3
Strain out the potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- 4
Heat a frying pan to medium heat. Add 1 tbsp avocado oil followed by the onions and sauté for 5-6 minutes.
- 5
Add potato starch to the potatoes and mash.
- 6
Add garlic to the pan and sauté for a couple of minutes. Add cumin, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt. Stir and cook for about a minute. Transfer to the mashed potatoes.
- 7
Add the mashed chickpeas and chopped cilantro to the potato mixture. Mix with hands.
- 8
Shape the mixture into pucks (about 1/3 cup each).
- 9
Set up a breading station with 1 cup of flour in one bowl and 3/4 cup of flour whisked with plantbased milk in another.
- 10
Roll each fritter in the dry flour, then in the wet mixture, then back in the dry flour.
- 11
Heat 2 cups of avocado oil in a frying pan over medium heat. When bubbles form around a bamboo chopstick, fry the fritters in batches for a few minutes until golden brown, turning to cook evenly.
- 12
Let the fritters rest on a cooling rack.
- 13
Prepare the dipping sauce by combining tahini, coconut yoghurt, salt, lemon juice, and chopped dill in a bowl.
- 14
Garnish the dip with additional dill and serve with the fritters.
Source details
ChefScribe structured this recipe from the original YouTube source. The original recipe credit remains with the creator.
Original video
Source video from Yeung Man Cooking. The recipe card keeps the ingredients and steps handy while you cook.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeCjumXbNDM
