Chickpea Croquettes with Tzatziki Sauce

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Croquettes made with chickpeas and chickpea flour. They taste a lot like Indian bhajias. These croquettes are shallow fried and they fit perfectly into a pita pocket and taste great with the Greek salad topping and the tzatziki sauce. This makes a very filling and wholesome meal.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chickpea flour besan (/)
• 1 cups Chickpeas chickpeas (or 1 15oz. canned , drained and rinsed)
• 1 red bell pepper (Small , finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (, minced)
• supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded (Fresh , finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp cumin (Ground)
• 1 tsp chili powder
• to taste Salt
• 1 cucumber (Medium , sliced)
• 2 tomatoes (Medium , seeded and chopped (or use 1cup cherry tomatoes))
• 2 onions (- chopped)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• feta cheese (- for serving)
• to taste Salt Pepper (&)
• tzatziki sauce (- for topping)

Method

1. To make the Topping: Combine cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, lemon juice and oil in a bowl. Stir in feta cheese, if using. Season with salt and pepper and keep ready.
2. To make Croquettes: In a mixing bowl, combine chickpea flour, cumin, chili powder and salt. Whisk in ¾ cup hot water. Stir in the other ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat 1tbsp oil in a nonstick skillet; scoop about 3tbsp dollops of chickpea mixture into skillet, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook 3~4 minutes or until golden. Flip and cook 3~4 minutes more. Repeat with remaining chickpea mixture.
4. Serve each croquette topped with the topping and drizzle some of tzatziki sauce.

View the recipe instructions at Cook's Hideout