Chickpea Corn Fritters Baked Food

CHICKPEA CORN FRITTERS (BAKED)

Steps:

• Directions Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 degrees) and cover a baking tray with baking paper. Rinse the soaked chickpeas and add them to a food processor or a blender together with the rest of the fritter ingredients except the sweet corn. In case your blender or food processor can't deal with the amount, make it in batches and mix everything together in a bowl later. Don't puree the mixture too much, just pulse it. I used my hands to mix in the sweet corn and to form the fritters, I also tried to squeeze out excess liquid. Per serving you should have 2 fritters. Put the fritters on the baking tray and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. For serving add the fritters to a plate, they taste best if you enjoy them with a dip.

CHICKPEA AND CORN FRITTERS WITH TOMATO-CORN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Drain chickpeas, reserving liquid (aquafaba). Rinse chickpeas; drain.
• In a food processor combine the rinsed chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, the shallot, and garlic. Cover and pulse until blended but not into a paste. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in 1 cup corn kernels, the chickpea flour, coriander, sea salt, and cayenne pepper; mix well. If mixture is too dry, add aquafaba, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture holds together. Shape mixture into four ½-inch-thick cakes. Dredge each fritter in bread crumbs to coat.
• Place fritters on prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until browned, turning once.
• For Tomato-Corn Chutney, in a medium saucepan combine tomatoes, apple, the remaining ½ cup corn kernels, the sweet onion, the remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, the date sugar, curry powder, and black pepper. Cook over medium 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring often. Let cool. Transfer to an airtight container; refrigerate up to 3 days.
• Once the fritters are out of the oven, top them with Tomato-Corn Chutney.

CORN, ZUCCHINI AND CHICKPEA FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a food processor roughly chop chickpeas.
• Whisk milk and eggs in a jug.
• Place flour in a bowl and gradually add milk mixture to flour, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in chickpeas, zucchini, corn, mint and onion.
• Spray a large frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add 1/4 cup of mixture to pan and spread slightly with a spatula, repeat to make 3 more fritters.
• Cook for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through.
• Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
• Repeat with remaining mixture to make 12 fritters, spraying pan with oil between each batch if necessary.
• Serve with salad and chutney.

CHICKPEA FRITTERS (PANELLE)

Steps:

• Lightly oil an 8- by 4-inch loaf pan (6-cup capacity) and line with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang at each end.
• Whisk together water, chickpea flour, sea salt, and 2 tablespoons oil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan until smooth, then cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon (to prevent lumps from forming), until very thick and mixture pulls away from side of pan, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer mixture to loaf pan, smoothing top. Cool, uncovered, then chill, surface of mixture covered with plastic wrap, until firm, at least 3 hours.
• Lift chickpea block out of pan using parchment and transfer to a work surface. Gently flip over block and discard parchment, then pat dry. Cut block crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices for panelle.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Heat 1/2 inch oil (about 2 cups) in a deep 10-inch heavy skillet until it registers 375°F on thermometer, then fry panelle in 5 batches, carefully turning occasionally with tongs, until golden and puffed, 3 to 5 minutes per batch, and transfer to paper towels to drain. Keep warm on a baking sheet in oven while frying remaining batches.
• Arrange panelle on a platter and sprinkle with parsley and cheese. Serve immediately.

CHICKPEA FRITTERS

Steps:

• Combine the red pepper, shallots, garlic, lemon peel and ginger in a large bowl. Squeeze the carrots to remove the excess juice then add to the bowl.
• Place the chickpeas in a food processor and whizz for a few seconds until broken down and crumbly. You don't want a puree so don't blend too far. If you don't have a food processor just crush with chickpeas with the back of a fork.
• Add the chickpeas to the bowl along with the garam masala, cumin and ground coriander.
• Add the egg and mix well then sieve over the flour and mix again.
• Shape into small discs and fry for around 3 minutes a side in a little olive oil.
• When cooked remove and place on kitchen paper to cool.
• To make the tzatziki combine the cucumber, garlic and yoghurt in a bowl. Top the fritters with the chopped coriander.

PANELLE (SICILIAN CHICKPEA FRITTERS)

Steps:

• Place chickpea flour and some salt in a large saucepan over low heat. Pour in water, a little at a time, while whisking to prevent lumps.
• Once mixture is smooth and creamy, increase to medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring continuously, until the mix starts separating from the sides of the pan.
• Add parsley and a bit of pepper. Adjust salt if needed.
• Pour chickpea mixture onto a greased baking sheet. Spread evenly to form a 1 1/2 inch thick layer. Refrigerate until mixture has hardened, at least 30 minutes.
• Slice chickpea mixture into 1 1/2- x 2-inch rectangles.
• Heat vegetable oil in a deep pot until 250 degrees F (120 degrees F). Drop a few rectangles at a time into the hot oil and deep fry until crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.