Chickpea Fritters & Chicken
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Chickpea Fritters & Chicken

Chickpea Fritters & Chicken

with Spinach Rice Pilaf, Pickled Raisins & Creamy Garlic Sauce

It’s hard NOT to love any ingredient when it’s fritter-fied. This version, inspired by traditional Indian flavors, stars chickpeas, which are mashed, then mixed with a light tempura batter flavored with curry spices and aromatics. They’re shallow-fried pancake-style until crispy, then paired with some of our favorite accompaniments: fluffy rice pilaf with spinach, pickled raisins (yes, you read that right!) and a drizzle of creamy garlic sauce on top. Now comes the most challenging part of the meal: stacking a little bit of everything on your fork at once to create the perfect bite!

Allergens:
Eggs
Milk
Wheat
Tree Nuts

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time40 minutes
Prep Time10 minutes
DifficultyHard

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Chickpeas

82 g

Tempura Mix

(Contains Eggs, Milk, Wheat)

1 unit

Red Onion

1 tablespoon

Curry Powder

2 unit

Scallions

½ cup

Basmati Rice

2 tablespoon

Yogurt

(Contains Milk)

4 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains Milk)

1 unit

Lemon

1 clove

Garlic

1 ounce

Golden Raisins

2.5 ounce

Spinach

½ ounce

Cashews

(Contains Tree Nuts)

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

10 ounce

Chicken Breast Strips

Not included in your delivery

1 teaspoon

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains Milk)

Salt

Pepper

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories1170 kcal
Fat46 g
Saturated Fat13 g
Carbohydrate142 g
Sugar25 g
Dietary Fiber13 g
Protein53 g
Cholesterol135 mg
Sodium2180 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Strainer
Medium Bowl
Small pot
Small Bowl
Potato Masher
Large Pan
Paper Towel
Slotted Spoon

Instructions

Prep
1

• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion until you have 1 cup; mince remaining onion until you have 2 TBSP and set aside in a medium bowl for step 4. (For 4 servings, finely dice whole onion; mince diced onion until you have 4 TBSP.) Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Roughly chop spinach. Quarter lemon. Peel and mince garlic. Drain and rinse chickpeas.

Cook Rice Pilaf
2

• Melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium-high heat (use 2 TBSP butter and a medium pot for 4 servings). Add diced onion, scallion whites, cashews, and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. • Stir in rice, stock concentrate, 3⁄4 cup water (1 1⁄2 cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Turn off heat. • Add spinach. Cover until wilted, about 2 minutes; stir to combine.

Soak Raisins & Mix Sauce
3

• While rice cooks, place raisins in a small bowl (roughly chop any large raisins if necessary). Add juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), a pinch of salt, and enough hot water to just cover. Set aside to pickle. • In a separate small bowl, combine sour cream, yogurt, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of garlic to taste. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Make Batter
4

• Add chickpeas to bowl with minced onion. Mash chickpeas with a potato masher or fork until almost smooth. (It’s OK if there are still some larger pieces.) • Stir in tempura mix, scallion greens, remaining garlic, 1⁄3 cup water (2⁄3 cup for 4 servings), and 2 tsp curry powder (4 tsp for 4; be sure to measure) until evenly combined. Season with salt (we used 3⁄4 tsp; 1 1⁄2 tsp for 4) and pepper. TIP: Batter should be thick but not dry—add more water 1 TBSP at a time if necessary.

Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken or sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.

Cook Fritters
5

• Heat a 1⁄3-inch layer of oil in a large, heavy- bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot enough that a drop of batter sizzles when added to the pan, add 1⁄4-cup scoops of batter. (TIP: You may need to work in batches. Carefully drop your batter close to the oil to avoid splatter.) Cook until golden brown and crisp, 3-4 minutes per side. • Using a slotted spoon, transfer fritters to a paper-towel-lined plate. Season with a pinch of salt.

Use pan used for chicken or sausage here.

Serve
6

• Divide rice pilaf between plates and top with chickpea fritters. Drizzle with creamy garlic sauce and as many pickled raisins (draining first) as you like. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.

Top rice with chicken or sausage.