cool chick chickpea patties

our brother haz has been a mad chef for the past few days, creating some sensational meals! today he made us the best thing we've ever tasted; chickpea patties! eat up, eat up, they are out of this world!

ingredients:
half a can of chickpeas
half a carrot
a smidgen of beetroot (for the colour!)
1 veggie stock cube
3 pinches of mixed herbs
1 red onion
1 tomato
splash of oil
1 "egg" (optional, though will hold together better!)
1 Tbsp LSA (ground linseed, sunflower, & almond mix)
1 tsp dukkah (or other spices of your choice)

directions:
1.  drain chickpeas & pour into a bowl
2. add very, very finely chopped carrot, onion, tomato, and grated beetroot. mash together until wonderfully smushed!
3. now add flaaaavours: stock cube, mixed herbs, oil, LSA, "egg",  and dukkah & mash up nicely all together
4. preferably, let sit in the fridge overnight (this will allow patties to combine better!) then cook on a grill or non-stick pan, 5 or so minutes on each side, until browned

and presto! you can serve these in a sandwich like we did. youll fall in love if you throw together some bread, tahini, hummus, avocado, grated carrot & beetroot, capsicum, silverbeet, tuimato & rocket fuel!

for another idea, leave out the "egg" and leave as a delicious mushy dip!

thank you hazzie!!!

Pumpkin-Chickpea Blissful Soup

The happiness inducing meal! This incredibly healthy soup is full of L-tryptophan from the pumpkin, a chemical which absorbs your body with a sense of well-being and tranquility!

ingredients:
2 cups of pumpkin
2 Tbsp cumin seeds
sprinkle of salt and pepper
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 cup water + 1 veggie stock cube
juice of one clementine (or an orange will do!)
1 can of chickpeas

directions:
1. cut pumpkin into cubes
2. coat with cumin, salt & pepper, and oil
3. put these pieces in a pot & add stock
4. after pumpkin has softened (should take 5-10 minutes), add chickpeas & clementine juice, then with a blender, puree all ingredients until a heavenly consistency is reached
5. cook for a further 5-10 minutes then serve!

garnish with salt, pepper, and basil!
happiness with every spoonful!

Camel's Couscous

an incredible dish from the distant lands of morocco! our childhood friend ciara was the inspiration for tonight's meal. after she talked about her mother maeve's wonderous moroccan couscous dish, we knew we had to try it out for ourselves! and oh how our tongues rejoiced!

serves 6 hardy portions

ingredients:
you will need couscous for 6 people!
&
3 veggie stock cubes in some water
1 large red onion
4 cloves medium-sized garlic
1 red capsicum
1 small carrot
1 tomato
handful raisins
2 cans chickpeas
generous sprinkle of pepper
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
juice of half a lemon

directions:
1. heat up stock & saute onion and garlic (both finely chopped) for 5 minutes
2. dice the rest of your veggies, except carrot, which is lovely grated! add to onion mix
3. add in couscous, pouring in water accordingly so this super grain can absorb the liquid!
4. toss in your raisins and all your superb flavourings from the spices and lemon juice
5. cook together until couscous in fully softened

indulge in the warm and spiced flavours of this dish!
we served with a side of hummus & hot sauce
thank you ciara & maeve!