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4.8 from 15 votes

Greek Chickpea Patties with Tomato Sauce – Revithosoutzoukakia

These chickpeas could be considered falafel's seductive cousin. Flavorful chickpea-tomato patties drenched in intense tomato sauce.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 20 patties
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean , Greek

Ingredients

For the Patties
  • 3 cups boiled chickpeas (canned or boiled from dry)
  • 1 medium tomato
  • ½ cup parsley
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for frying
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ cup all purpose flour or more as needed plus more for coating
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • pepper
For the sauce
  • 2 teaspoons tomato paste
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • Salt/Pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. In a food processor mix the chickpeas and tomato, do not over mix, the mixture should be grainy.
  2. Add the garlic, parsley, 1 tablespoon olive oil, water, salt, pepper and baking soda and blend. Again do not over mix.
  3. Place the mixture in a bowl (dough will be very sticky) and add flour, 1 or 2 tablespoons at a time. Knead with your hands, the dough should be soft but firm enough to shape into patties.
  4. Roll into balls , flattening them a bit, using about 2 teaspoons of the mixture for each patty. Coat with the flour.
  5. Heat olive oil in a pan (oil should be about ¼ inch deep in the pan).
  6. Fry the patties about 2 minutes on each side.
  7. Remove and place on paper towels to absorb any oil and set aside.
  8. Begin the sauce by heating the tomato paste, olive oil and water along with the sugar, salt and pepper in pan, let it come to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until sauce thickens.
  9. Add the chickpea patties to the sauce and spoon the sauce gently over the patties.
  10. Heat for a 1-2 more minutes and serve.