Courgette and chickpea ‘meatballs’ in spicy tomato sauce
dinner · ⏱ 100 min · 4 portions · 55.0 g carbs / portion · vegetarian · allergens: egg, gluten
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105 ml
olive oil
5 pieces
garlic
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⏱ 30 min
salt and drain
the courgette
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heat oil and
cook garlic
until lightly
browned about 90
seconds
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⏱ 7 min
sauté tomatoes
and spices, stir
until thickened
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⏱ 10 min
simmer sauce
with water and
sugar, then turn
off heat
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drain chickpeas
and pulse with
onion, herbs and
remaining cumin
and coriander into
a coarse paste
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mix in baking
powder, eggs,
panko, salt, and
pepper into
chickpea mixture
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wring courgettes
dry and combine
with chickpea
mixture
shape into
golfball-size
balls about each
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⏱ 4 min
fry balls in two
batches until
browned
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⏱ 25 min
simmer balls in
sauce covered
until cooked
through and sauce
reduces slightly
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top with picked
herbs and
drizzle
remaining olive
oil to serve
Courgette
Chickpea
Meatballs 🎉
400 g
courgette
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste
500 g
plum tomato
1½ tsp
tomato paste
1 tbsp
ground cumin
1 tbsp
ground
coriander
2 tsp
ground
cinnamon
½ tsp
dried chilli
flakes
1½ tsp
caster sugar
700 ml
water
150 g
dried chickpea
0.5 pieces
onion
4 tbsp
flat-leaf
parsley
4 tbsp
coriander
½ tsp
bicarbonate of
soda
¾ tsp
baking powder
2 pieces
egg
50 g
panko
breadcrumb
courgette, salt, black pepper
52 ml
caster sugar, water
dried chickpea, onion, flat-leaf parsley, coriander
bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, egg, panko breadcrumb
52 ml
olive oil
http://flowcooking.food/en-us/recipe/619/courgette-and-chickpea-meatballs-in-spicy-tomato-sauce/
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