Ultimate Lemon Chickpea Patties with Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients:

• Chickpea Patties
• 2 cups cooked chickpeas (or 1 can, drained and rinsed)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ cup breadcrumbs (or oat flour)
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
• Olive oil, for frying
• Yogurt Sauce
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
• Salt to taste
• Fresh parsley or dill, chopped

Instructions:

1. In a food processor, pulse chickpeas until roughly mashed (not smooth).
2. Transfer to a bowl and mix with onion, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, egg, and herbs.
3. Form the mixture into small patties.
4. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry patties 3–4 minutes per side until golden and crispy.
5. In a small bowl, mix all yogurt sauce ingredients until smooth.
6. Serve warm chickpea patties with yogurt sauce on the side.