Black Chickpeas Tikki

Name: Black Chickpeas Tikki
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup black chickpeas / chana, soaked overnight & boiled; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 tsp. ginger, grated; 1 tsp. garlic, grated; 2 green chilies, chopped; handful coriander & mint leaves, chopped; 1 egg; to taste salt; 1 tbsp. fresh grated coconut; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp. coriander powder; 1/2 tsp. cumin powder; 1/2 tsp. garam masala powder; 1 tsp. sesame seeds; 1 tsp. oil; 1 tsp. lime juice; as needed oil to shallow fry

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#starters - These yummy and healthy tikkis made of black chickpeas are just perfect to be served as appetizers along with kasundi (bottled mustard sauce), tomato sauce or green chutney). For a vegetarian version, egg can be substituted with potatoes or cornflour.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

1/2 cupblack chickpeas / chana, soaked overnight & boiled
1small onion, chopped
1 tsp.ginger, grated
1 tsp.garlic, grated
2green chilies, chopped
handfulcoriander & mint leaves, chopped
1egg
to tastesalt
1 tbsp.fresh grated coconut
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1/2 tsp.coriander powder
1/2 tsp.cumin powder
1/2 tsp.garam masala powder
1 tsp.sesame seeds
1 tsp.oil
1 tsp.lime juice
as neededoil to shallow fry

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Blend the boiled chickpeas to a slightly coarse paste. Add all the above mentioned ingredients (except oil).
2

Take a small portion out of the mix and form into any tikki shape. Refrigerated for some time.
3

Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan and shallow fry the prepared tikkis,
few at a time till golden in colour.
4

Drain on a kitchen towel.
5

Serve with kasundi (mustard sauce), tomato sauce or green chutney.