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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #60 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 3:46pm

Today's offering from CNCWACB branches out into the legumes,no not your silly lichens Mr Grey(there's always 1 smart arse wanting to show off).

Today we sample the humble chic pea, yes I know fellow Conservatives, Reffo food, but just because the terrorists eat it does not mean we should turn our backs on it out of fear, NO we should embrace the chick pea and the flatulence it brings because as we all know fart jokes maybe juvenile but everybody laughs at them & when you laugh with an enemy he eventually becomes a friend.

For a delicious, healthy, lower GI meal try our Corn, Zucchini and chickpea fritters.
Makes - 12

Ingredients

* 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
* 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
* 2 eggs
* 3/4 cup self-raising flour
* 1 large zucchini, grated (see note)
* 310g can corn kernels, drained, rinsed
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
* 3 green onions, thinly sliced
* Olive oil cooking spray
* Salad leaves and tomato chutney, to serve

Method

1.Process chickpeas until roughly chopped.

2. Whisk milk and eggs in a jug. Place flour in a bowl. Gradually add milk mixture to flour, whisking until smooth. Stir in chickpeas, zucchini, corn, mint and onion.

3.Spray a large frying pan with oil. Heat over medium-high heat. Add 1/4 cup mixture to pan. Spread slightly with a spatula. Repeat to make 3 more fritters. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining mixture to make 12 fritters, spraying pan with oil between batches, if necessary. Serve with salad and chutney.

Notes

* Squeeze excess liquid from zucchini.

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muso Gold Member Offline Posts: 13151 Gladstone, Queensland Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #61 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 3:55pm If you're really keen, get some dry chickpeas, and cook in a pressure cooker for 1 hour. That's how I prepare them. You can usually make some in advance and freeze them that way. Thanks Smithy. I will be making that tonight.
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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #62 - Nov 16^th, 2011 at 5:57pm This is happiness. http://mountaingirlrae.blogspot.com/2007/10/this-is-happiness.html
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #64 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 8:59am

Smithy, A couple of suggestions on that last recipe. I added some salt (ok I know about being healthy etc, but in our climate I need some) I also added a heaped teaspoon of Ozzie Wildfire, to make it less bland. I've been using it for years. Other than that, it was delicious. Want some? Cool

http://www.dining-downunder.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&pr...

That's the only website I can find, but I actually bought it in a supermarket.

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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #65 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:53pm Buy a good quality choko and put it in the dark. A drawer is good. it'll start to sprout a stem and roots. Choko's are good to eat when small. Usually they are sold big. By that stage they're mushy, think Zucchini. Great to grow at home because they're very prolific.
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #66 - Nov 17^th, 2011 at 3:59pm

Grey wrote on Nov 17^th, 2011 at 1:53pm:

Buy a good quality choko and put it in the dark. A drawer is good. it'll start to sprout a stem and roots. Choko's are good to eat when small. Usually they are sold big. By that stage they're mushy, think Zucchini. Great to grow at home because they're very prolific.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/cackles/Garden/Food%20Garden/ChokosforXmas....

Thank you Mr Grey, I love roast choko, I think we've found the main ingredient for next weeks recipe.

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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #67 - Nov 18^th, 2011 at 6:40am I have never been in this thread before. Nice surprise, thanks for the chickpea fritter recipe smithy, that's tonight taken care of.
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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #68 - Nov 18^th, 2011 at 7:51am It is a good thread even if the title immediately makes you think the members of the National Party are vegetables. I like the sound of those chick pea fritters too and will give them a go - although as Muso suggested - they might be even nicer spiced up a bit.
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #69 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 10:29am

mantra wrote on Nov 18^th, 2011 at 7:51am:

It is a good thread even if the title immediately makes you think the members of the National Party are vegetables.

I like the sound of those chick pea fritters too and will give them a go - although as Muso suggested - they might be even nicer spiced up a bit.

Do try them. They are yummy. I like the variation in texture between the corn bits and the garbanzos. Another thing I found out while preparing it is - don't try the roughly chopped chickpea bit using a processor whatever you do, you'll end up with some very fine chickpea mush and whole chickpeas. I had to use a meat fork to achieve that texture, although you might be able to put it through one of these attachments that slices, and get the same effect.

Wildfire spice is great. It's not too hot. I started using it on wedges and progressed to other things.

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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #70 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 10:54am Quote: I started using it on wedges and progressed to other things. Don't you get any joy from selecting individual spices and making your own blend?
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Re: Vegetable of the week thread
Reply #71 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 11:19am

I freakin' love chickpeas. Anyone tried fateh? It's a chickpea and garlicky lemony yoghurt dish that Arabs eat for breakfast, but they also eat it in Ramadan to ..break the fast. I could eat it for lunch and dinner too, but my husband thinks that's weird.

I stole this recipe off the internet. We make it pretty much the same, except I either use beef or lamb - not both. And you can drizzle with olive oil instead of the butter, if you prefer (I do). I also mix the lemon and tahini before I put it in the yoghurt cos I worry it'll curdle. Make sure you use the thicker European style yoghurt.

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(sauce)
2 cups Mediterranean/Greek Yogurt
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup tahini paste
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
(meat)
1 lb ground beef
1/4 lb ground lamb
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
3 tbs olive oil
3 toasted pita's
1 16oz can chick peas
3 tbs chopped parsley
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

Directions
For sauce, in a large bowl combine ingredients with a whisk and set aside. For meat combine beef, lamb, salt and pepper and shape into small meat balls. Preheat a pan, add 3 tbs olive oil and cook until browned. Toast pitas in a preheated 450 degree oven, until brown and crisp, for about 10 minutes, crush into bits and set aside. In a pot warm the chick peas for 5 minutes. To assemble, in a large casserole dish place pita on the bottom, then layer in the chick peas (sprinkle with salt, optional), then the meat and top with yogurt mixture. Garnish with parsley, pine nuts and butter. Serve warm.

http://www.dedemed.com/mediterranean/fatteh-recipe-breakfast-casserole

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Grey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5341 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #72 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 12:40pm That sounds nice Annie, but I'm not getting putting three broken and toasted pitas on the bottom. I'd be more inclined to keep the pita seperate and eat with it.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #73 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 3:12pm You could do that too. Try it crispy though - it's yummy.
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: Vegetable of the week thread Reply #74 - Nov 19^th, 2011 at 3:22pm That dish of yours sounds yummy,annie, I'll be giving that a go. Muso, is that website you linked the only place you can get that "wildfire spice"? it sounds like an interesting herb mix, I haven;t heard of it before.
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