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Deep Fried Chickpea Dough with Lemon (Panissa)
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Deep Fried Chickpea Dough with Lemon (Panissa)

6 ingredients 6 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

721
Calories
21g
Protein
17g
Fat
122g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 g chickpea flour
  • 2 litres water
  • Olive oil for frying
  • Salt
  • Lemon juice
  • Minced parsley (optional)

Directions

1

Stir the chickpea flour into the 2 litres of lightly salted water over a moderate flame.

2

Stir the mixture steadily in the same direction with a wooden spoon until you obtain a soft, lump-free paste.

3

When the paste begins to pull away from the sides of the pot, turn it out into oiled wooden moulds, or spread it out about ¼ inch (½ cm) high on your work surface. Alternatively, pour the mixture into saucers. Make sure to dust the surface with parsley beforehand if you're including it.

4

Let the mixture cool and set.

5

If you didn't use molds, cut the cooled mixture into 1 x 3- inch (3 x 7 cm ) rectangles or into wedges.

6

Fry the pieces in hot oil.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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