Odeliza Jacoba Recipes

Mahalo Chicos,

Welcome to one of my many recipes on healthy Indian vegetarian cooking. Chic pea pancakes are quick, easy to make and so easy to store that a batch can take you a long way.

I like to bring fun and health to our little family meals for my other half and I. Often times I have themes for my meals. I like to plan it out ahead and it usually turns out rather well. It gets a bit boring eating the same old dishes over and over again, I mean food is suppose to be fuel for the body and fuel for the soul.

I pair my chic pea pancakes with fluffy spinach brown rice, home made pita bread and some artichoke hearts in olive oil.

For dessert its my home made baklava. This is the very first dish I ever made by myself at the tender age of 10 or was I 8 at the time?

So hope you enjoy and I’ll be sure to add my other dishes in this menu on other posts.

Prep time: less than 20 minutes

Cooke time: less than 40 minutes

Serves: Up to 16 patties

What you’ll need:

1. a stir fry skillet or any skillet pan
2. baking sheet
3. food processor or medium bowl with potato masher
4. cooking spray (oil not butter)
5. olive oil
6. 1/2 c home made vegetarian broth
7. 2 cans of chic peas drained and rinsed
8. 2 celery sticks chopped into small pieces
9. 1 c mushrooms of any kind roughly chopped
10. 1 small yellow onion
11. 1/2 c sunflower seeds
12. 2 T garlic powder
13. 2 T Home Made Curry Powder
14. 1 T paprika powder
15. 1 T  cumin powder
16. 1 t chili powder
17. 1 c to 1 1/2 c bread crumbs
18. 3 egg whites

What to do:

1. preheat over to 200 c
2. bring the pan to low heat addthe olive oil and saute the onions, mushrooms, sunflower seeds, and chic peas for about 3 minutes.
3. add the herbs in the pan with a little vegetarian broth and ensure the herbs are thoroughly mixed in. Turn off heat and let sit for 2 minutes.
4. take the sauteed ingredients and process until lightly blended together (clumpy not creamy).
5. tip processed ingredients in a bowl and mix already chopped celery sticks.
6. add the bread crumbs and mix.
7. add the egg whites and mix ensuring the mixture holds well. If not add a little bit of whole wheat flour.
8. cover with film and place in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes or until mixture sets a bit.
9. spray baking pan with cooking oil.
10. form mixture into 16 small balls and flatten on an already pre-oiled baking pan.
11. bake for about (ensuring that you flip sides) 15-20 minutes or until golden on both sides.

Enjoy!

Ciao,

Odeliza Jacoba

Odeliza