Deep-fried Chickpea Bites

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Deep-fried Chickpea Bites
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
4
For the chickpea balls
8 ozs canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
3 ½ ozs brown breadcrumbs
½ lemon (juice and grated zest)
1 tsp Chili powder
½ tsp ground Cumin
1 tsp salt
1 egg
Oil (for deep frying)
For the dip
3 Tbsps Mayonnaise
2 Tbsps Chili sauce
1 Tbsp tomato Ketchup
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation steps

1.
Put the chickpeas, breadcrumbs, lemon zest and juice, spices and salt in a blender with the egg. Blend to a smooth paste.
2.
Form into balls with moist hands.
3.
Heat the oil in a deep pan and fry the balls until crisp and golden. Place on wooden cocktail sticks.
4.
For the dip: mix together all the ingredients and serve alongside the chickpea balls.