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Chickpea Fries (Panelle)

Photo: Burcu Avsar and Zach DeSart

BY The Editors

PUBLISHED September 7, 2024

Among the best appetizers ever, these fries are crisp, tasty, and satisfying. They’re made with chickpea flour (also called besan or gram flour), which can be found in Indian, Middle Eastern, some Asian and health food markets, and often in Italian markets. Like chickpeas themselves, this flour has a robust, nutty flavor. The fries can be made ahead (up to cooking them); flavored in at least a dozen different ways; and cut into all kinds of shapes. Serve them over and over with slight variations in form and flavor, and no one will ever suspect it’s all the same basic recipe.

 

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4 to 6 appetizer servings 1x

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