Hot and Spicy Chickpea Poppers
"An unbelievably delicious little appy. I actually made a double batch and could have made more - we ate them like little piggies."
photo by Tea Jenny
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and mashed with fork
- 1⁄3 cup parsley or 1/3 cup cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper, very finely minced
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dried onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄3 teaspoon dried garlic granules
- 1 egg, beaten to blend
- 1⁄4 cup self rising flour
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, coarsely-grated
- salt and pepper, to taste
- oil, for shallow-frying
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Dredge
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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To Serve
- your favorite salsa
directions
- Combine all popper ingredients and knead together until fully combined. (the mixture will be slightly tacky) Shape into walnut-sized balls and flatten slightly between palms of hands.
- Combine 1/2 cup flour with 2 tablespoons sesame seeds. Dredge the poppers in this mixture, pressing slightly so that sesame seeds adhere.
- Shallow-fry in skillet, 2 minutes per side, turning over and frying other side when golden. Allow to cool a few minutes before serving alone, or with your favourite salsa.
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Reviews
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These little guys were very good. I loved the flavor and texture though a little dry once cooked. They were a mess to make and really needed the flour I would make sure these are the only things you are working on once you get started. They didn't take very long to make though, which was very nice. I also tried to bake some and they turned out good, not as good as fried, btu still good :) Made for Dining on a Dollar contest. -
This was the third "Dining On A Dollar" contest recipe I had tried. It was a good idea to mash the chickpeas with a fork (instead of a motorized hand chopper, which might make it to mushy). Also a very good idea to dredge in flour prior to cooking. These Poppers were a little on the dry side, but very good never-the-less. And I used some sour cream and with lemon juice & lemon zest (idea from another Dining On A Dollar contest recipe) when eating them. I liked this recipe a lot. -
This is a very nice wee appetizer, I had a bit of bother getting it all to stick together but I think I could of mashed my chickpeas more, I used the parsley as I had it to hand but I do love the the taste of coriander, so I will use that next time but the parsley was nice. They are best eaten right away but I kept some back and reheated in the oven later and they were just as good. My sesame seeds kind of got lost in my flour but you could taste them even if you couldn't see them. Lovely little cheesy tasty bundles of yumminess. Thank you for posting, good luck Made for Dinning on a $ 2010.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
