Chickpea cakes: Vegan Chickpea Cakes with Mashed Avocado

By blum099

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1/2 cup bulgur wheat
• 1/2 cup loosely packed parsley leaves
• 1/2 cup loosely packed mint leaves
• 1/2 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
• 1 medium clove garlic, roughly chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 serrano or jalapeño chili, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can of chickpeas, drained, rinsed, and dried on paper towels
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups vegan panko-style breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 1 avocado
• 1 tablespoon juice from 1 lime
• lime or lemon wedges, sliced onion, chopped cilantro, and pickles for serving

Details

Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Procedures
1
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Add bulgur wheat and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain carefully.

2
While wheat cooks, combine parsley, mint, cilantro, garlic, jalapeño and coriander in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, scraping down sides as ncessary, about 10 to 12 short pulses. Add half of chickpeas and pulse until a rough puree is formed, scraping down sides as necessary, about 8 to 10 short pulses. Transfer to a large bowl.

3
Add remaining chickpeas to food processor and pulse until roughly chopped, 4 to 6 pulses. Transfer to bowl with chickpea/herb mixture. When bulgur wheat has drained, add to bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then fold mixture together, starting with a rubber spatula, and finishing by hand when cool enough to handle. Form mixture into patties roughly 3/4-inch thicka dn 3 inches wide (you should be able to work 8 to 12 patties)

4
Combine flour and water in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Place breadcrumbs in second medium bowl.

5
Working one patty at a time, dip in flour mixture to coat, then transfer to breadcrumbs. Cover with breadcrumbs on all sides, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining patties.

6
Heat half of oil in a large cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add half the patties in a single layer and cook, swirling pan occasionally, until golden brown on bottoms, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip and cook second side, swirling pan occasionally as they cook, about 2 minutes longer. Transfer to a plate and keep warm while you cook the remaining patties.

7
Place avocado in a medium bowl and mash the flesh with a fork. Season with salt and add lime juice. serve fried chickpea patties with mashed avocado, sliced onions, herbs, and lime or lemon wedges.