Polpette di ceci | Chickpea balls recipe | Vegetarian chickpea meatballs

Polpette di ceci (Chickpea balls recipe)

Polpette di ceci ( vegetarian meatball) is one of my favorite dishes in the kitchen, it is an easy recipe and the ingredients are easily available. In this recipe, the chickpeas are boiled till it is tender, it is mashed well, then balls are made by mixing egg and cheese in it. These balls are fried until they turn light brown. Polpette di Ceci (Chickpea balls recipe) is a popular vegetarian Italian dish served with sauce.

Also called a vegetarian meatball recipe, the Italian use it as a starter or as a side dish. By the way, you can eat it alone as a snack.

Author                                      Eufrasia Burzio

Preparation time                  20 minutes

Cook time                               25 minutes

Total time                                45 minutes

Serve                                        09 meatballs

Difficulty level                       Easy

Cuisine                                     Italian Cuisine

Category                                  Side dish

Ingredients for polpette di ceci

Olive oil                                    03tbsp

Tomato sauce                        300 grams (with basil)

Garlic                                         07 cloves (finely chopped)

Onion                                        01 (chopped)

Lemon juice                           01 tbsp

Chickpeas                                400 grams

Breadcrumbs                         1/2 cup

Egg                                             01 (beaten)

Basil leaves                              1/3 cup (finely chopped)

Spring onion                           leaves (finely chopped) for garnishing

Oregano (dry)                        01 tsp

Black pepper                          1/2 tsp

Salt                                             according to taste

How to make polpette di ceci (vegetarian meatball)

• To make the Vegetarian chickpea meatballs (polpette di ceci), first, preheat your oven to 220 degrees.
• In a large bowl, take the boiled chickpeas.

• Crush the garlic cloves in this bowl, now add 1/3 cup Basil leaves (finely chopped) in the bowl and mix well.

• Now add Egg-01 (beaten), 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, oregano, grated zest lemon juice, salt as per taste, black pepper, and mix well.

• After mixing all the mixture well, make a round ball and keep it aside.
• Lightly apply olive oil on the balls using a brush. Now store it on a baking tray and cook for about 15 minutes.
• After cooking for 15 minutes, turn it over.

• Meanwhile, put a pan on the gas, add a little olive oil, and heat it.
• Now add chopped fine onion and crushed garlic and 2-3 cloves and fry.
• Add chopped basil, green onion, and tomato sauce (300 grams) and cook for about 8-10 minutes.

Serving idea chickpea meatball

• Your vegetarian meatball is ready, place the two-three balls in a small bowl, put tomato sauce on top of the ball, add some basil leaves, spring onion leaves, and serve vegetarian meatballs as a side dish.
• Alternatively, serve it with the main meal or with spaghetti.

Main Ingredients

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