Homemade Chickpea Schnitzel, Easy Vegan Recipe
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These Homemade Chickpea Schnitzels are made with wholesome chickpeas, simple ingredients, and crispy breadcrumbs. These golden schnitzels are crisp on the outside, tender on the inside, and full of flavour. They’re perfect served with brown rice, vegetables, a fresh salad, creamy mashed potatoes, or tucked into a sandwich for a hearty lunch. Whether you’re cooking for vegans or simply looking to add more plant-based meals to your menu, this easy recipe is a tasty and budget-friendly option the whole family will enjoy.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Made with wholesome chickpeas, these vegan schnitzels are another delicious way to enjoy chickpeas and a great way to get fussy children to eat healthy beans. Children will also love helping to prepare them.
What Is Chickpea Schnitzel?
Chickpea schnitzel is a vegan alternative to traditional schnitzel. Instead of meat, mashed chickpeas are combined with herbs, seasonings, and breadcrumbs to create hearty patties, then coated and cooked until golden and crisp.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- 1 cup of cooked chickpeas
- 1/4 cup of Tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup of spelt wholemeal flour
- sea salt
- 1/2 tsp of ground cumin
- Peper
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tbsp of fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
- Oil for cooking
Equipment
- Food mill or food processor.
- Bowl
- rolling pin
- Round cookie cutter or small bowl
- A pan or oven tray
How to Make Homemade Chickpea Schnitzel
Cook the chickpeas for 45 min or until soft.
Sieve over a bowl to keep the cooking water.
Put the chickpeas in the food mill or food processor.
In a large bowl, mix well with your hands the chopped garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, and cumin.
Then add the flours and work the dough until it forms a soft ball. If, after working it for a while, it is still dry, add a bit of the cooking water.
Flour a clean surface and roll the dough until it is 1 centimetre thick.
Cut the Schnitzels using a cookie cutter or an upside-down bowl.
In a large saucepan, add less than half the pan with water, sea salt, and the bay leaf.
Bring to a boil, add 2 or 3 Schnitzels, and cook for about a minute until they float.
When they float, take them out with a spatula and leave them on the counter for 5 minutes to dry a bit, but not totally.
In a small bowl or plate, put 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs and cover each Schnitzel.
Leave them on a plate to cool down.
Heat enough oil to fry the Schnitzels. Once hot, fry one side until golden, then turn and fry the other side.
You can bake them in the oven, turning the Schnitzels halfway.
Tips
- Cook over medium heat for an evenly crisp coating.
- Avoid overcrowding the pan.
Variations
You can substitute tapioca flour with plain white flour.
Ground garlic and dried parsley can be used instead of fresh garlic and parsley.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use dried chickpeas?
Yes. Cook them until tender before using them in the recipe.
Can I bake these instead of frying?
Absolutely. Bake until golden, turning halfway through cooking.
Can I freeze chickpea schnitzels?
Yes. Freeze cooked schnitzels in a single layer before transferring them to a freezer-safe container.
Homemade Chickpea Schnitzel, Easy Vegetarian Recipe
Equipment
- Food mill or food processor.
- bowl
- Rolling Pin
- Round cookie cutter or small bowl
- A pan or oven tray
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup of Tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup of spelt wholemeal flour
- sea salt
- 1/2 tsp of ground cumin
- Peper
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 tbsp of fresh parsley chopped
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs
- Oil for cooking
Instructions
- Cook the chickpeas for 45 min or until soft.
- Sift over a bowl to keep the cooking water.
- Put the chickpeas in the food mill or food processor.
- In a large bowl, mix well with your hands the chopped garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, and cumin.
- Then add the flours and work the dough until it forms a soft ball. If, after working it for a while, it is still dry, add a bit of the cooking water.
- Flour a clean surface and roll the dough until it is 1 centimetre thick.
- Cut the Schnitzels using a cookie cutter or an upside-down bowl.
- In a large saucepan, add less than half the pan with water, sea salt, and the bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil, add 2 or 3 Schnitzels, and cook for about a minute until they float.
- When they float, take them out with a spatula and leave them on the counter for 5 minutes to dry a bit, but not totally.
- In a small bowl or plate, put 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs and cover each Schnitzel.
- Leave them on a plate to cool down.
- Heat enough oil to fry the Schnitzels. Once hot, fry one side until golden, then turn and fry the other side.
- You can bake them in the oven, turning the Schnitzels halfway.
Notes
Avoid overcrowding the pan. Avoid overcrowding the pan.
