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Monday, December 14, 2009

Chickpeas & Bread Balls

Weekend i soaked as usual few packets of dry legumes and freezed them for using them later, i pressure cooked some chickpeas and prepared this deep fried balls with some left over bread slices which i soaked them for few minutes in water, finally which i combined together with those pressure cooked and mashed chickpeas puree spiced with parsley leaves, green onions, garlic, cumin powder and pepper powder, yea its ressembles quite like falafel, the famous chickpeas fritters but as i used bread in this deep fried balls i dont want to confuse the traditional dish by giving them the name as falafel..We enjoyed having this deep fried crispy balls for our snacks with some ketchup, as they are mild in spice even the small ones at home love this and a prefect evening snacks for everyone..



2cups Chickpeas (pressure cooked)
4no Bread slices
1no Onion (chopped)
2tbsp Green onions (chopped)
2tbsp Parsley leaves
4nos Garlic cloves
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Pepper powder
2tbsp All purpose flour
Salt
Oil

Grind the pressure cooked chickpeas,green onions, parsley leaves, garlic cloves and cumin seeds as fine paste..meanwhile soak the bread slices in water, squeeze out the excess of water and keep the soaked bread aside...Add the grounded chickpeas paste with soaked bread, add the pepper powder, salt and all purpose flour and turn everything as stiff dough(the paste shouldnt stick in ur palms while making them balls, dont hesitate to add the flour)..make small balls from the dough and keep aside..

Heat enough oil, drop gently the balls and deep fry them until golden brown..serve hot with ketchup!!

38 comments:

  1. Chickpeas and Bread balls seem better for my coffee.

    Tea or coffee ?... mm still a confusion, with which they will taste better?

    Anyway the answer will be found after they are made and tasted.

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  2. That really is a tasty combo, they have turned out so crispy..nice recipe.

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  3. Crunchy and yummy balls.Perfect evening snack:)

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  4. wow nice idea to use chickpeas this way,sounds really interesting priya..looks very delicious too,perfect snack during tea time

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  5. These look yum. Nice combination of bread and chickpeas. I made bread "meatballs" last week but this is even more interesting... I love bread based fried food as well as falafel so have to make them...

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  6. Those balls look very crispy indeed. Nice combo of chickpea and bread.

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  7. Wow! Very tasty combo and perfect for the evening snacks P!

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  8. நல்ல ஐடியா.இனி இது போல் செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்.பார்க்கும்போதே சாப்பிடனும்போல் இருக்கு...

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  9. Bread and chick pea ....yummy combination, dear!!...looks so crispy too!

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  10. Awesome way to eat legmes like this :).... crunchy muchy snack :) they hav turned out gr8

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  11. Wow,perfect wintery evening snack.Great as always Priya
    Loved to know you are doing AWED this month.Will lookout for some Portuguese recipes.

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  12. This sounds really interesting,wish to try like cutlets!

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  13. Well make parpuu vadai using chickpeas,,thi looks crispy and ur kids would have finished them in mins:)

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  14. Crunchy and yummy balls...Perfect tea time snack........

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  15. Wow...they look so crispy and appetizing Priya...I am definitely gonna give this a try :)

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  16. Hi Priya! I just saw your comment on my Eat Christmas Cookies post. I haven't received an entry from you. Would you please re-send it? Thank you! Susan

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  17. That is a great combo and I love it, Priya!

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  18. Wonderful crispy snack.. nice variation and tasty recipe.

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  19. Great snack Priya, they look really tempting. perfect for these cold evenings.

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  20. TO me it doesn't matter if it is not authentic falafel as these balls look super crunch delicous.

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  21. perfect for a quick snack..i like the idea of freezing some soaked beans..

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  22. Reminds me a little of falafel, looks delicious !

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  23. Yum. I just had something similar to this for the first time last weekend. They look terrific!

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  24. Woww!! What a lovely snack...must have tasted crunchy and crispy. Yummmmmmmmmmmmy

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  25. This is my first time stumbling across your blog, and I am sure glad I did! You have a wonderful blog with great recipe and clicks!

    Chickpeas and bread is a unique combination! I can't wait to taste these falafels :)

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  26. these look very tasty..a perfect snack..good idea of soaking and then storing the legumes.

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  27. wow, nice snack Priya! looks so crunchy and yummy :)

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  28. Sounds like falafel plus bread. makes a healthy snack!

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  29. wow.................lovely combo dear.....perfect.

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  30. Looks appetizing Priya. It is a great idea to soak and cook the legumes over weekend. Thanks for the tip...

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  31. Perfect for tea..Looks crispy and crunchy..love to have it rite now priya..its coffee time here..:)

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  32. They are perfectly crisp and beautiful!

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  33. looks delicious...i can imagine the taste.

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