Do you still have mashed potatoes leftover? Give it a new life and make these hummus- chickpeas- fingers that everyone will rave about.
My kids do not like hummus -chickpeas- why you ask? I have no idea. I love hummus I can eat it everyday, and I am planning on make lots of recipes here soon using hummus.
I had some potatoes sitting in my kitchen since Thanksgiving, and I did not know what to do about, I am really tired of all the recipes that I know about and wanted to create something new.
To my surprise, I also happened to have a can of chickpeas that I was planning to use to make koshary, so instead I've decided to combine both the potatoes and the hummus to make something new and, here we are the mashed potatoes hummus fingers were born.
I've stuffed some of these fingers with already prepared minced meat and left some plain, I've tried frying them in like half an inch of oil and I've tried baking them in the oven after dipping them in breadcrumbs, all turned out great.
With some greens on the side, I consider these little fingers a complete meal. My boys munched on those with happy faces, and you know what?, I still did not tell them that there is hummus in there ;-). I like it a lot when I trick them like that!!!
I've made those with a 50:50 potatoes to hummus ration, and I was almost certain that my boys will notice the hummus and they will not eat it, but to my surprise they did not. So if you are preparing this for someone who does not like hummus, you better start with something around 70:30 and then work your way up next time.
Ingredients
- 1 lb russet potatoes.
- 1 can garbanzo bean. 15 oz
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- 2 eggs beaten.
- * Flour and breadcrumbs for dredging.
- Browned ground meat - optional.
Instructions
- In a pan over medium-high heat put the diced potatoes, cover with cold water and season with some salt- about 1 Tbs.
- Cook on gentle boil until done- will take from 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain the potato and mash with a fork or a potato masher.
- For more texture, you can mash the chickpeas along with the potatoes with a masher or use your mixer.
- Mix the mashed potatoes with the mashed chickpeas until well incorporated, adjust the seasoning.
- **Form into fingers- or balls- and stick them into your fridge until firm enough to handle.
- When you are ready to eat, take them out of the fridge, dredge them in flour then egg, then the breadcrumbs.
- Bake in a 400F oven or shallow fry in your pan until it reaches the desired color.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
** You might as well want to stuff them with browned ground meat or any stuffing of your choice.
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Easyfoodsmith
Really cool way to use those left over potatoes!
Amira
Yep and leftover hummus too :). Thanks for your comment.
Priya
This is the recipe I should try.... Thank you for sharing
Amira
I hope you'll try it and I will be waiting for your feedback. Thanks
Karen (Back Road Journal)
Everyone I know loves hummus so I know if I serve your little potato fingers they will be popular.
Little Cooking Tips
We saw the comments from Liz and Denise, two talented bloggers and friends in your blog, so we knew we would find some great recipes here!:)
This one is so delicious, we bet it'll be perfect with a yogurt sauce like tzatziki, right? Great work Amira, thank you!
Marie Kléber
Love hummus! One of the best recipe ever...
Can't wait to try your recipe Amira. It sound quite good and the perfect plan for New Year Eve.
Thanks and stay well. Love from Sunny Paris.
Umm Hamza
My kids love fish fingers which the shape of these remind me of, gonna try and trick my lot into eating these haha they do look so good, I love the even colour you achieved.
Fran @ G'day Souffle'
Don't let your boys see this post! They might find out that there's hummus in this dish. I like the idea that you can bake these fingers instead of deep frying- thanks!
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
Wow... such a goldenlicious croquette. I will have to put hummus in mine next time.
Melanie @ Melanie Cooks
What a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes and to hide the hummus! Very creative, I'll need to try this with my kids 🙂
londoneya
Looks delicious! Do you have an instagram account for your blog? I can't find a link here.
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
I could eat hummus every day too! And I love this little creation fo yours, looks really great as a meal of for guests as appetizers.
John/Kitchen Riffs
Love the idea of these! Really creative idea. Particularly since we're real hummus lovers. Brilliant recipe -- thanks.
Rafeeda
I have a hummus loving family and it is not difficult for a big bowl to finish off. 🙂 Love this idea of making it like finger food, especially with the mince inside...
Madonna
These sound delicious. I have to say I am not crazy about left over mashed potatoes, but maybe with a little hummus. 🙂
Coffee and Crumpets
Love these potato fingers! I do like hummus and so do all my kids so I'm lucky 🙂
They would eat these quite happily!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
What a clever idea! Nobody could resist these, even kids who don't like hummus!
Liz
I'm the only hummus fan around here, too. But the gang loves potatoes, and I think they'd be thrilled with your yummy potato fingers.