I rarely blog about packed lunch food mainly because I can’t manage to get a photo of the food at this time of the day or in the morning. It is quite sad as I think you would have loved some of them.
I usually make chickpea patties in advance and freeze them ‘raw’ until I need them. I then just deep fry or bake them when I need to. No need to defrost. It’s a real time saver when you need a bread filler. And it’s a change from store bought burgers and sausages.
You can have this patty with some salad leaves. I actually wanted a bit of mushrooms and greens. So, I had some Mushroom and Pak Choi Stir Fry as well in the bread.
Crispy Chickpea and Potato Patties
Golden, crispy Chickpea & Potato Patties with fragrant thyme, paprika, and a hint of garlic and ginger. Perfect for burgers, wraps, or as a snack—bake for a healthy option or fry for extra crunch!
Ingredients
- 1 can of chick peas (drained), or 250g boiled
- 1 large potato, boiled
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- Bunch of fresh thyme leaves (scrape leaves from twigs) or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic and ginger
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- ½ cup cornflour (for coating)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Oil (for deep frying or baking)
Instructions
Mash the chickpeas with the potatoes.
Add the chopped onions, thyme, minced garlic, ginger and 1 tablespoon flour.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Mix well.
If you are baking these, preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400 F).
Mix the paprika with cornflour.
Make small balls with the dough. Make sure they are tight, otherwise they might disintegrate when frying.
Roll in cornflour.
Flatten to make small patties.
For baking, coat each patty with some oil and place in oven for about 20 minutes.
Or deep fry in hot oil.
Drain on absorbent kitchen paper. Allow to cool before placing in bread rolls.
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This sounds lovely…will give this a try…
I LOVE anything with chickpeas in it and these would be perfect for school! I must give them a try soon =)
Chickpeas are the best! These sound great, and so easy to make too.
oh my goodness! these sound sooo good! and you’re right – perfect for lunches! i like that they’re so versatile you can top them with pretty much anything you like! thanks for the recipe! hoooooooooooooray for yummies! 😀
Your lunch looks pretty delicious :)<BR/>Awesome idea to freeze the patties raw!<BR/><BR/>P.S I moved my blog to wordpress, please come and visit me 🙂
seems yummy 🙂
I am a sandwich tramp. I am exposing my daughter to burgers I grew up with, but we are vegetizing(I made that word up) them, so we are trying a new burger each week for the next three weeks.
I am all about fast lunches, so a big thank you from me!
Looks fantastic – how about if you make my lunch for tomorrow??? <BR/><BR/>I am jealous of your lunch box! 🙂
These look so delicious, I love anything with chickpeas and mushrooms so this looks delish!