MyKitchen - Issue 36 - October 2017

health check

Chickpea-fritter

and kimchi wraps

SERVES 4 HANDS-ON 30 min

HANDS-OFF 40 min

ingreDienTs

For the chickpea fritters

400 g cooked chickpeas

(±½ cup dried)

¾ cup chickpea flour

1 egg, whisked

Pinch cayenne pepper

Salt and black pepper

Vegetable oil, to fry

For the quick kimchi

1 tsp salt

1 cup boiling water

1 cup shredded cabbage

1 onion, peeled and finely

chopped

1 clove garlic, peeled and grated

½ tbsp peeled and grated ginger

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp sesame seeds

1 tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp sriracha

1 tsp soy sauce

To serve

12 cabbage leaves

MeTHOD

For the chickpea fritters

1. In a bowl, roughly mash the
   chickpeas with a fork. Mix in the
   remaining ingredients (except
   the oil).


2. Heat 1 cm oil in a pan and fry
   spoonfuls of chickpea batter for
   a few minutes on each side, until
   golden brown.
   For the quick kimchi


3. Dissolve the salt in the water.
   Submerge the cabbage and leave
   for 10 minutes. turn over, then
   leave for a further 5 minutes.
   rinse thoroughly.


4. Whisk together remaining
   ingredients. Add the cabbage,
   then leave for 30 minutes.
   To serve


5. Fold a cabbage leaf in your
   hand like a taco shell. Fill with
   kimchi and chickpea fritters.
   Serve with sweet-potato fries.

Kelp crackers with

coconut butter

MAkES 10–15 HANDS-ON

20 min HANDS-OFF 25 min

ingreDienTs

1 ½ cups pumpkin seeds

1 ½ cups sunflower seeds

3 tbsp psyllium husk

1 tbsp kelp powder

Salt and black pepper

300–350 ml water

2 cups desiccated coconut

MeTHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180°c.


2. Mix seeds, psyllium husk,
   kelp powder, salt and pepper.
   Add enough water to make
   everything stick together.


3. roll out the mixture between
   2 sheets of baking paper until
   thin and even. remove the top
   sheet, transfer to a baking tray
   and bake for 20–25 minutes,
   until crispy.


4. break the cracker into
   smaller pieces.


5. Place the coconut in a
   blender. blitz until the oils
   are released and it takes on
   a buttery consistency. this
   should take 5–10 minutes.
   Serve with the crackers.

faT cHance

Did you know that your body

uses healthy fats to create

hormones? This means fat is

essential to your diet. A good

rule of thumb is to steer clear

of fats high in omega-6, and

reach instead for foods with

plenty of omega-3, such as oily

fish, flaxseed, chia seeds and

grass-fed animal products.

Per serving

1 567 kJ

8.1g protein

30.2g fat

12 g carbs

13.6g fibre

15.8 mg sodium

Sriracha: This is

a popular sauce in

Thai and Vietnamese

cooking, made with red

chillies and garlic.

Kimchi: A traditional

Korean dish of spicy

pickled cabbage that

has been fermented.

It is an amazing

natural probiotic.

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crackers

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