Steps

• Drain and rinse the chickpeas well. Blend them to form a paste and work this paste with a rubber spatula in a mixing bowl. Add salt, spices, gluten flour, and 200 mL of water (you can use vegetable broth if you prefer). Adjust the amount of water to create a pliable dough with your hands. If you have it, you can also add liquid smoke to give a slightly smoky flavor.
• Divide the dough into about thirty small pieces that you can shape by hand to resemble nuggets.
• For the breading: prepare three shallow plates - one for the flour, one for plant-based milk, and one for breadcrumbs and/or crushed corn flakes that give a crispier result. One by one, coat your nuggets in flour, then dip them in the plant-based milk, and finally coat them in breadcrumbs.
• When all the nuggets are breaded, heat the cooking oil in a pan (or turn on your deep fryer if you have one). Also preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Fry the nuggets on each side in a pan (or in your deep fryer) until they are nicely golden. Next, arrange them all on an oven-safe tray and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with the sauce of your choice, ketchup, barbecue, vegan mayonnaise... I like to mix homemade tomato sauce with a bit of ketchup or sriracha, liquid smoke, and chili! You can also freeze your nuggets, before or after baking in the oven ;)