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🍽️ Crispy Chickpea Balls with Fresh Yogurt Dip

367 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g chickpeas (can)
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 1 pinch cumin
• sea salt
• cayenne pepper
• 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• oil (for deep frying)
• 250 g yogurt (1.5% fat)
• 1 untreated lemon (juice and zest)
• 2 tbsp chopped mint

Instructions

1. 1. Pour the chickpeas into a colander and let them drain well.
2. 2. Peel the onion and dice it finely.
3. 3. Peel the garlic clove.
4. 4. Wash the parsley and shake it dry.
5. 5. Pluck the parsley leaves and chop them finely.
6. 6. Puree the chickpeas into a mixture.
7. 7. Stir the diced onion into the chickpea mixture.
8. 8. Press the garlic through and stir it in.
9. 9. Fold in the chopped parsley.
10. 10. Season the mixture with cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper.
11. 11. Knead the breadcrumbs into the mixture.
12. 12. Lightly moisten your hands.
13. 13. Form walnut-sized balls from the mixture.
14. 14. Roll the balls lightly in sesame seeds.
15. 15. Heat oil in a pan.
16. 16. Fry the balls in batches in the hot oil.
17. 17. Fry them for 3 to 4 minutes until golden brown.
18. 18. Place the finished balls on kitchen paper.
19. 19. Let the excess oil drain well.
20. 20. Mix the yogurt with lemon juice.
21. 21. Add the lemon zest to the yogurt mixture.
22. 22. Fold the mint into the yogurt.
23. 23. Serve the balls with the yogurt sauce.
24. 24. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 367
• Protein: 14 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 34 g