Savory Chickpea Pancakes
INGREDIENTS
- Servings: Approximately 12 pancakes
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup courgette, grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 large handfulls greens of your choice (spinach, collard greens, kale, beet tops), chopped
- 2 cups chickpea flour*
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- salt to taste (about 1.5 tsp)
- black pepper to taste (about 1.5 tsp)
- 1 1/2 c water
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- *See recipe on how to make your own chickpea flour
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once heated, add onion and cook until translucent.
- Add bell pepper and courgette. Cook for about five minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the garlic and greens. Cover with lid and cook for a few minutes, until the greens are wilted. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together chickpea flour, baking powder, smoked paprika, turmeric, salt and black pepper.
- Add water and apple cider vinegar and stir well, making sure there are no clumps.
- Stir the cooked vegetables into the batter, making sure it is well combined.
- In the same pan you cooked the vegetables in earlier, add a small bit of oil and heat over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, spoon batter into pancakes, flipping the pancakes when they move easily in the pan and are not sticking.