Cooking From the Pantry: 5 Recipes for Chickpeas
From snacks and salads to sandwiches and stews, these recipes are as simple as they are delicious.
Chickpea Latkes
1 clove of garlic
While they soak, dice up an onion.
Drain water, mix in onion and spices and mash together until you end up with a nice dough-like consistency. (Food processor can also be used, but be sure to not over-blend the mixture.)
Heat a skillet with a little bit of oil. Once heated, drop a scoop of the mixture and flatten with spatula to about half an inch high.
Cook for roughly 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
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