Treat the family to these easy chicken and chickpea fritters – the kids, in particular, will love them!
Ingredients
- 300g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
Basic batter
- 2/3 cup self-raising flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
Method
- Step 1Make Basic batter: Sift flour into a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk milk and eggs together in a jug. Add egg mixture to flour. Whisk until smooth.
- Step 2Place chickpeas in a bowl. Mash until almost smooth. Stir chickpeas, chicken, coriander and lemon rind into batter.
- Step 3Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Using 1/4 cup mixture per fritter, cook 4 fritters for 3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Repeat to make 12 fritters. Serve.
- High protein
- Low carb
- Low fat
- Low kilojoule
- Low sugar
- Lower gi
Nutrition
1117 kj
Energy
7g
Fat Total
2g
Saturated Fat
3g
Fibre
23g
Protein
157mg
Cholesterol
354.35mg
Sodium
2g
Carbs (sugar)
26g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
When cooking in batches, transfer to a plate lined with paper towel while cooking remaining fritters. Use olive oil to cook fritters. Add more oil to pan between batches if necessary.
- Author: Kerrie Sun
- Image credit: Steve Brown
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
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