Homemade Chickpea Schnitzel, Easy Vegetarian Recipe
These Homemade Chickpea Schnitzels are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and packed with wholesome flavour. Made with simple pantry ingredients, they're a delicious vegetarian alternative to traditional schnitzel and are rich in plant-based protein and fibre. Perfect for serving with brown rice, vegetables, fresh salads, or in sandwiches, this easy recipe is ideal for anyone looking for a satisfying meat-free meal.
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
Cook over medium heat for an evenly crisp coating.
Avoid overcrowding the pan. Avoid overcrowding the pan.
Avoid overcrowding the pan. Avoid overcrowding the pan.