Name: Chickpea fritters with tomato and olive salsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chickpea fritters; 400 gram can chickpeas, rinsed, drained; 200 gram feta, crumbled; 1 cup (150g) plain flour; 1 cup (150g) chickpea (besan) flour; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 3/4 cup (180ml) milk; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/2 cup coarsely chopped coriander; 1/3 cup coarsely chopped mint; 1/2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil; Tomato and oilve salsa; 2 ripe tomatoes, diced; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1/2 cucumber, cubed; 1/2 cup black olives, pitted, sliced; 2 tablespoon chopped coriander; 2 tablespoon chopped mint; 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon, juice; Spicy yoghurt; 1 cup (280g) plain yoghurt; 1 small red chilli, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander

Ingredients

Chickpea fritters

400 gram can chickpeas, rinsed, drained

200 gram feta, crumbled

1 cup (150g) plain flour

1 cup (150g) chickpea (besan) flour

2 eggs, lightly beaten

3/4 cup (180ml) milk

3/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2 cup coarsely chopped coriander

1/3 cup coarsely chopped mint

1/2 cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil

Tomato and oilve salsa

2 ripe tomatoes, diced

1 onion, finely chopped

1/2 cucumber, cubed

1/2 cup black olives, pitted, sliced

2 tablespoon chopped coriander

2 tablespoon chopped mint

1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

1 lemon, juice

Spicy yoghurt

1 cup (280g) plain yoghurt

1 small red chilli, finely chopped

1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander

Method

1.Place chickpeas in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped.

2.Add feta, flours, egg and milk; pulse until a thick batter forms. Stir in spices and herbs; season to taste.

3.To make tomato and olive salsa, combine all ingredients in a bowl; season to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

4.To make spicy yogurt, combine all ingredients in a small jug. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

5.Heat oil in a frying pan on high. Cook large spoonfuls of chickpea batter 2 minutes each side, until cooked through. Drain on paper towel.

6.Serve fritters with salsa and yoghurt.

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