Chickpeas recipe 1

recipe 3 ,nutritious mashed potatos with chikpeas

Ingredients:

1 kg potatoes peeled (PURPLE CONGO long oval potato ,retain it's colour when cooked , KING EDWARD an English variety floury potato ,creamy with white flesh ,DESIREE, waxy, oval , pink skin with creamy yellow flesh. NICOLA, yellow flesh with creamy skin. TASMANIAN pink eye (Southern Gold) round, waxy creamy skin with a mauve blush at one end. These are just a few examples that make very good and smooth mashed potatoes)

300gm chickpeas soaked, skin removed or dhal /lima beans
1/2 tsp of mixed herbs )__if desired chop fresh herbs
1/2 tsp of thyme )
100gm soy butter
100gm soy cheese
350ml soy milk
salt and pepper to taste

Method:-

Boil peel potatoes with chickpeas or any desired lentils until soft,( about 40 minutes), drain water and keep aside, mash together cooked potatoes and chickpea , mixed herbs, soy butter,soy milk , mix well and add pepper and salt.

* Water drained from the boiled potatoes cans make a nice and delicious mushroom soup, just prepare the mushroom soup as you usually do but add the potatoes water and soy milk.

chickpeas recipe 2.

RECIPE NO 2 - CHICKPEAS FRITTERS

Ingredients:

200gms of cooked chickpeas ,
2 pieces of tofu, mashed
3 Tbsp organic wholemeal flour
1 piece of toasted seaweed cut into small strips
1/2 cup of grated carrot
2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1 table soy butter or margarine
2 tsp corn flour
100 gm of veggie ham cut into strips
2 tsp chop coriander leaves
if desire add 1/2 cup add chop big onion
1/2 cup of olive oil for frying
1 cup of bread crumbs mix with 1 Tbsp of wheat flour, dash of pepper and salt for coating the fritters
hot dog buns

Method:

Mash and mix all the ingredients together except the bread crumbs
shape into desired size hot dog/fritter shape, roll it over the bread crumbs
put 2 Tbsp of olive in the frying pan - fry the fritters

To Serve:

cut buns into halves - lightly spread with soy butter, brown it slightly in the hot pan. Sandwich 1 piece of chickpea fritter with prepared buns...add cucumber and tomato sauce or vegetarian salad dressing for a quick snack ( fritters can be prepare one day earlier)

This nutritious and healthy snack is good for traveling or a quick bite for people who are busy, share this healthy snack with non vegetarian friends.

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