Curried Chickpea Croquettes With Yogurt Sauce Recipes

CHICKPEA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, and fry onions until tender.
• Stir in garlic, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne, and turmeric. Cook for 1 minute over medium heat, stirring constantly. Mix in garbanzo beans and their liquid. Continue to cook and stir until all ingredients are well blended and heated through. Remove from heat. Stir in cilantro just before serving, reserving 1 tablespoon for garnish.

CURRIED CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Saute onion, ginger, and garlic in oil. Add curry powder and cook 30 seconds. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add chickpeas and cook until heated through; season. Serve with yogurt and cilantro sprigs.

CURRIED CHICKPEA CROQUETTES WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, blend yogurt, mint, and garlic. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large bowl, mix chickpeas, onion, curry paste, and egg. Mash the mixture with a potato masher until blended but not smooth.
• Add red peppers and oat bran, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix with a fork until ingredients are well combined.
• Shape mixture into 8 patties and coat with chopped almonds.
• Place patties on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, turning patties halfway through the cooking.
• Place each croquette on a bed of salad greens and serve with yougurt sauce.
• Note: For a meal, serve each person 2 croquettes with buttered linguini, broccoli florets and yogurt sauce (this is just a suggestion, and you can always do something similar along this line).

CHICKPEA CURRY WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add cumin, coriander, cardamom, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks; cook 30 seconds or until fragrant, stirring constantly.
• Add onion, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add ginger and garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Stir in garam masala, and cook 10 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Stir in 1 cup water, tomato, salt, and chickpeas; bring to a simmer.
• Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks and bay leaves.
• Stir in yogurt and cilantro.

CHICKPEA PATTIES WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place half of the chickpeas and the onions in a food processor; cover and process until chopped. Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, dill and lemon juice; set aside. , Place the tahini, salt, cumin, pepper and remaining chickpeas in food processor; cover and process until blended. Add to chopped chickpea mixture; stir to combine. Shape into 12 patties. , In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook patties in oil over medium heat in batches for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Serve with patties.

CURRIED CHICKPEA-YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high. Add onion and saute until translucent, 6 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and curry powder and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add 1/4 cup water, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• Transfer mixture to a food processor; add chickpeas, yogurt, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and pepper and puree. Serve with a dollop of yogurt and sliced cucumbers.