Vegetable chickpea cutlets, the perfect recipe to prepare a vegan second course for the whole family
Chickpea cutlets, here she is prescription of a tasty and satiating all-vegetable second course that will make the whole family happy. Easy to prepare, the chickpea vegetable cutlets are an excellent alternative to meat for young and old. They can also be consumed outside the home, perhaps used to fill sandwiches.
For the preparation of this dish it is advisable to use dried vegetables, which after soaking for at least twelve hours must then be boiled; if for lack of time you prefer to use precooked, it is preferable to buy chickpeas in a glass jar and it is recommended to drain them very well to avoid a too soft mixture.
Ingredients for 6 cutlets
- 250 g of already boiled chickpeas
- 5 spoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 2/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 3/4 teaspoon of Goan curry
- 1 pinch of salt
- breadcrumbs to taste
- extra extra virgin olive oil to taste
- Preparation Time:
20 minutes - Cooking time:
10 minutes - Rest time:
- - Dose:
for 6 cutlets - difficulty:
low
How to prepare chickpea vegetable cutlets: procedure
- To put the chickpeas in a food processor together with the spices, salt and four / five tablespoons of oil and reduce everything to a smooth, lump-free puree,
- transfer it in a bowl and incorporate a little breadcrumbs at a time just enough not to make the mixture sticky,
- lining now a baking tray with parchment paper and grease it with additional oil,
- get wet hands with water and work a little of the dough with your hands thus forming a cutlet
- pass them in the breadcrumbs e
- lay down the cutlets in the pan and continue like this until the mixture is finished.
- Grease cutlets on the surface with more additional oil e
- bake in a hot oven at 200 ° for about ten minutes or in any case until golden brown.
- Cooking when finished, remove from the oven and serve immediately with a good seasonal side dish.
One more tip:
To better calibrate the quantity of spices to use, it will be useful to add them a little at a time, and gradually taste the flavor of the dough in order to satisfy your palate.
You may also be interested in other recipes with chickpeas or other quick and easy vegan second course recipes or the recipe for veggie burgers
