Breakfast for 4
Carrot Zucchini Chickpea Fritters
$3.28for 445 minServes 4
Mashed chickpeas combine with grated vegetables, warm spices, and flour before baking into crisp vegan fritters.
Photo: veganricha.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Zucchini and summer squash, 0.4 lb$1.79/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.67Typical price |
 | Carrots, a little$1.09/lb typical | a little | $0.09Typical price |
 | Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
 | Fresh ginger, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.20Typical price |
 | Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo, 0.5 oz$0.35/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.17Typical price |
 | Canned beans, 15 oz$0.09/oz typical | 15 oz | $1.35Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds, 0.25 oz$0.70/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.20Typical price |
 | Bread crumbs, 0.5 oz$0.14/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.05Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.28 | ||
Swaps
- Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap zucchini and summer squash for bell peppersabout $0.70/lb more at typical prices
- Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
- Swap bread crumbs for stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlourCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
IndianVegetarianVeganDairy-freeBudgetBreakfastsSpring
$0.82 per serving$3.28 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 small zucchini
- 1/2 heaping cup chopped carrots
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 green chili or use cayenne to taste (optional)
- 15 oz can chickpeas
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2 tsp black pepper corns or ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 5/8 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp flax seed meal or chia seed meal
- 1/4 cup oat flour or other flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp breadcrumbs or more flour
- oil as needed (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F and line a large baking sheet with oil.
- Grate the zucchini, squeeze out its liquid, and combine it with carrots, garlic, ginger, and chili.
- Mash the chickpeas with cumin seeds, coriander seeds, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt.
- Stir in the vegetables, flax meal, oat flour, breadcrumbs, and 2 tablespoons water, then rest the mixture for 10 minutes.
- Shape the mixture into 8 patties and place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway, until firm and browned.
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