Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes)

Source : Soak The Chickpeas In Plenty Of Water From The Previous Evening Strain Them And Put Them In The Blender With The Onions The Tomatoes Which You Have Al...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

Sent by

at : February 28, 2026

Step:

  1. Soak the chickpeas in plenty of water from the previous evening.

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 1 photo
  2. Strain them and put them in the blender with the onions, the tomatoes (which you have already peeled), the spearmint, the salt and pepper

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 2 photo
  3. And blend well.

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 3 photo
  4. If the mixture is thick and does not blend well, add a small tomato or a bit of water.

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 4 photo
  5. Empty the mixture into a bowl and add the flour and the baking powder (put as much flour as needed in order to get a mixture that is neither too thick nor too runny) and stir.

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 5 photo
  6. Let it sit for about an hour

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 6 photo
  7. Then fry them. Using a teaspoon, take spoonfuls of the batter and drop into plenty of hot olive oil (in a pot or a fryer) so that they are covered in it, till they are golden.

    Greek island chickpea fritters (Revithokeftedes) recipe step 7 photo

Ingredients

  1. 200 g chickpeas soaked from the previous evening
  2. 4-5 medium onions
  3. 1 bunch fresh spearmint
  4. 2 large tomatoes
  5. 250 g self raising flour
  6. 1/2 tsp baking powder
  7. salt, pepper
  8. quite a bit of olive oil for frying

Related Recipes

Peas in lemon sauce

Peas in lemon sauce

Fig retseli

Fig retseli

Apple Jam

Apple Jam

Spanakorizo with brown rice

Spanakorizo with brown rice

Strifti spiral cheese pie from Kozani

Strifti spiral cheese pie from Kozani

Traditional kagianas

Traditional kagianas

Traditional smirneika koulourakia

Traditional smirneika koulourakia

Mussels saganaki with mustard and feta cheese

Mussels saganaki with mustard and feta cheese