Simple Quinoa And Chickpea Balls

These quinoa and chickpea balls are nutritious and delicious! They are also suitable for vegans.

In this article, we’ll share a simple recipe for quinoa and chickpea balls. It is perfect for a varied dinner, tastes delicious and is also healthy.

Ingredients for quinoa and chickpea balls

You can make 6 normal sized balls with the following quantities. However, you can change the proportions and amounts as needed.

Ingredients for the balls

• 180 g chickpeas
• 200 g quinoa
• 75 g breadcrumbs
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons of coriander
• 1 red pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon of salt
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper

Ingredients for the dip

• 1 clove of garlic
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 240 ml vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 large carrot

Preparation of the balls

• Soak the chickpeas in warm water for several hours,  preferably overnight. This makes them softer and can then be processed better.
• Then let them cook for 60 minutes. During this time, you can start preparing vegetables and quinoa.
• Wash the quinoa with plenty of water and then boil it in water. After 5 to 10 minutes, the pseudo-grain is ready. If you want it a little softer, you can cook it a little longer.
• Chop the peppers and coriander into small pieces.
• As soon as the chickpeas are ready, you can process them together with the garlic in the stand mixer.
• Then stir in the quinoa and pepper.
• Finally add the remaining ingredients, stir everything well and put the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Preparation of the dip

• To make this sauce, tomatoes, garlic and carrots are processed with a blender. Then add the vegetable stock.
• Now heat the olive oil in a pan over medium temperature. Let all the ingredients simmer for 10 minutes.
• This makes the sauce more intense and a little thicker.
• When the time is up, you can now take the quinoa and chickpea mixture out of the refrigerator and start forming balls. Then add them to the sauce.
• Let everything cook for a few minutes until the balls are cooked through.

Variation: tomato sauce with coconut milk

This variant of the sauce with tomatoes and coconut milk also tastes delicious.

ingredients

• 2 tomatoes
• 250 ml coconut milk
• Oregano, salt and pepper (for seasoning)
• 1 teaspoon of curry
• 15 ml of olive oil

preparation

• First, clean and peel the tomatoes. Then process all the ingredients (except olive oil) with the coconut milk and spices in a blender.
• Then put the sauce in a pan with hot olive oil and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
• When the 10 minutes are up, you can add the quinoa and chickpea balls. Let everything simmer for another 5 minutes.

Despite their different flavors, both sauces go perfectly with our quinoa and chickpea balls. You can cook some white or brown rice with it, or a salad would also be a suitable side dish.