Kripalu Recipe: Chickpea Fritter

The always-available, pantry favorite chickpea is ready for a new life with this delicious chickpea fritter recipe sent straight from the Kripalu Kitchen to you.

• 1 15 ounce can of chickpeas
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• ½ cup diced onion
• 2 tablespoon jalapeño, finely diced
• ½ cup diced red pepper
• ¼ cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• ¼ –½ cup chickpea flour
• ¼ cup nutritional yeast
• ½ bunch of parsley, finely chopped
• 6 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoon flaxseed soaked in ¼ cup water

Drain and rinse chickpeas; reserve liquid. Mash chickpeas (or put in a food processor) until roughly chopped. Transfer to bowl.

Sauté onions and garlic in a pan until translucent. Set aside to cool.

Add to chickpeas all the remaining ingredients except chickpea flour. Mix well until ingredients are evenly distributed, then add flour to bind the mixture. If the mix seems too wet, add more chickpea flour. If the mix seems too dry, add some of the reserved chickpea brine. Form into cakes, sear in a sauté pan, and then finish in the oven until thoroughly heated.

Enjoy!