Recipe for Chickpea Meatballs
Ingredients:
- 250g Natural Life chickpeas
- Natural Life salt
- Natural Life pepper
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp Natural Life ground cumin
- 1/4 bunch coriander
- lemon zest, from 1 lemon
- lemon juice, from 1/2 lemon
- 400ml seed oil, for frying
Instructions:
- In a bowl, place the chickpeas, salt and fill with water.
- Leave in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
- Strain the mixture and rinse well to remove the salt.
- Place a deep-frying pan with the seed oil on medium to high heat. The oil should reach 180°C.
- Transfer the chickpeas to the food processor where they will be pulsed.
- Add the chopped onion and garlic, cumin, salt, pepper, coriander, lemon zest and juice.
- Whisk the ingredients very well until the mixture has the texture of wet sand.
- Shape the mixture into 30g balls and press them down gently with your hands. The mixture will be quite soft.
- Toss the meatballs in the pan and fry them for 3-4 minutes until they are golden and cooked through. Ready to serve.