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Portuguese Chickpea Fritters
A crispy and flavorful Portuguese-inspired fritter recipe made with chickpeas and nutty flavors.
⏱25 min🍽4 servings📊medium
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Ingredients
- ●1 1/2 cups chickpeas, drained and rinsedcanned
- ●1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- ●1 cup nutty portuguese bread, cubedabout 2 slices
- ●1 fritters, egg
- ●1/4 tsp salt
- ●1/4 tsp black pepper
- ●1/4 cup olive oilfor frying
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Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, mash the chickpeas using a fork or a potato masher.
- 2
Add the flour, nutty bread, egg, salt, and black pepper to the bowl and mix until a dough forms.
- 3
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- 4
Using a spoon, drop small balls of the dough mixture into the hot oil, about 1/4 cup each.
- 5
Fry the fritters for about 3-4 minutes on each side, until golden brown and crispy.
- 6
Remove the fritters from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- 7
Serve the fritters warm, garnished with chopped fresh parsley or cilantro if desired.