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IKEA style veggie balls – Grönsaksbullar – Swedish Vegan Meatballs

February 2, 2018 by Suguna Vinodh 15 Comments

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Recipe for IKEA style Baked veggie balls – Grönsaksbullar – Swedish Vegan Meatballs. These vegan veggie balls are baked and served with a cashew sesame sauce. Healthy baked veggie balls recipe.

When we used to live in Hong Kong, one of my favorite places to simply roam around was IKEA. Me and my son would take an MTR to Causeway-bay and simply walk the streets. He was fascinated by all the electronic gadgets that one could find there. Not to mention the street stunts that happen all the time. It was oh! so crowded but was also a lot of fun. We would finish our trip in IKEA and indulge in cinnamon bun and these veggie balls. Later we would take a tram and sit on the top and just enjoy the slow ride till Fortress hill. Now thinking back, the sticky humid warm air was enjoyable too! We were basically jobless and just enjoying the time we had at hand. We would get down at Fortress Hill and wait for my husband to join us after work and we all would go back home together in the MTR. Those days are never coming back. But we made good memories. I made these baked IKEA style veggie balls and had a good time.
Here is the recipe. Honestly, this is not exactly like IKEA veggie balls but its close and tastes damn good. Do give it a try. Its healthy as its baked and not to mention its diabetes friendly – heart healthy recipe.

Soak the chickpea (garbanzo beans) for 4-5 hours. When ready to bake, start shredding the veggies.
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Grind the chickpea to a coarse paste. Set aside. Do not add any water while grinding.
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Heat oil in a pan and add in the chopped garlic, chopped onions and capsicum. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the corn, peas, chopped spinach, shredded cabbage and carrot.
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Add in the red chilli flakes, Italian seasoning, turmeric, salt and black pepper. Add in the chickpea paste. Mix well to combine.
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Cook for five minutes till the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and add in the coriander leaves. Mix well to combine.
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Allow the mixture to cool a bit. Start making lime size balls.
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Do not press to hard. Press gently to make a lime size ball.
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Bake the balls in a parchment lined baking sheets at 400 degrees fahrenheit ( 200 degrees celcius ) for 45 minutes to an hour. The balls should be brown and dry and come off the pan easily.
Note: These can be made in an air-fryer too! Bake for 15-20 minutes if making in an air-fryer.
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For the Sauce
Grind all the ingredients listed under “sauce” to a fine paste.
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Serve the balls with sauce.
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IKEA style veggie balls – Grönsaksbullar – Swedish Vegan Meatballs


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins
  • Yield: 30 balls 1x
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IKEA style Baked veggie balls – Grönsaksbullar – Swedish Vegan Meatballs.


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Ingredients

For the Veggie Balls

  • 1/2 cup chickpeas – soaked for 4 hours
  • 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green or red bell pepper (capsicum), finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup frozen green peas
  • 1/2 cup frozen sweet corn kernels
  • 2 cups chopped spinach
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 3 sprigs coriander leaves (cilantro) , chopped

For the sauce

  • 1/3 cup cashew-nut
  • 3 tablespoon white sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  1. Grind the chickpea to a coarse paste. Set aside
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add in the chopped garlic, chopped onions and capsicum. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the corn, peas, chopped spinach, shredded cabbage and carrot.
  3. Add in the red chilli flakes, Italian seasoning, turmeric, salt and black pepper. Add in the chickpea paste. Mix well to combine.
  4. Cook for five minutes till the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and add in the coriander leaves. Mix well to combine.
  5. Allow the mixture to cool a bit. Start making lime size balls.
  6. Bake the balls in a parchment lined baking sheets at 400 degrees fahrenheit ( 200 degrees celcius ) for 45 minutes to an hour. The balls should be brown and dry and come off the pan easily.
  7. Grind all the ingredients listed under “sauce” to a fine paste.
  8. Serve the veggie with sauce.
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: swedish

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Comments

  1. kanthi says

    November 3, 2020 at 4:45 am

    Hi
    can these veggie balls be used to make kofta curry

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      November 10, 2020 at 6:24 pm

      Never tried but will work.

      Reply
  2. Pooja says

    June 11, 2020 at 9:47 am

    This recipe was delicious! I think I made my balls bigger than I should’ve but they were still amazing. That sauce just took it to the next level.

    Thank you for posting such delicious recipes!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      June 11, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Rajina says

    April 15, 2020 at 1:22 am

    Do we need to pressure cook the chickpeas before grinding

    Reply
    • Pooja says

      June 11, 2020 at 9:45 am

      Nope, just soaked is fine since they’re being baked for so long.

      Reply
  4. Sumie says

    September 28, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    This looks awesome and likely a dish my vegan daughter will enjoy. I just have a query about the sauce. Where does it get the lovely orange colour from? Is there a missing ingredient like chilli powder and/or turmeric powder?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      September 28, 2018 at 1:59 pm

      Its actually more kind of a creamy color like peanut butter. The soy sauce when ground with cashews and sesame gives it that color.

      Reply
  5. Leah says

    June 29, 2018 at 2:12 am

    Delicious!! This is a keeper for sure. Here’s what I did differently:
    – no corn
    – add raisins (weird to think about but delicious)
    – add nutritional yeast
    – serve with ketchup instead of gravy – the American in me 😛
    – added an Ethiopian spice called berbere (SO GOOD)
    – added sundried tomatoes
    – added mushrooms
    – cooked for 25 mins
    – took out oil and instead did lemon juice & coconut aminos
    – cooked everything together

    Really awesome dish – you can add whatever you have in the fridge. They didn’t quite taste like IKEA’s, but I didn’t follow your recipe either. If I was high-fat I probably would have added some tahini too and if I had it I would throw on some Lingonberry jam from IKEA.

    It’s a new staple – thanks!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      June 29, 2018 at 2:55 am

      Thank you Leah!

      Reply
  6. Cathii says

    June 10, 2018 at 10:46 pm

    Are the cashews raw or dry roasted?

    ★★★★★

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      June 11, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Its raw. Roasted also will work just fine.

      Reply
  7. Cleardee1 says

    April 6, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    Do you have to use dried chickpeas or can you use canned chickpeas and not soak?

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      April 6, 2018 at 10:03 pm

      Canned will work fine.

      Reply
  8. Sabari Sankari says

    February 2, 2018 at 6:39 am

    must try this recipe,, I visit IKEA for this thing 🙂 Please post IKEA style chicken meatball recipe too.

    ★★★★★

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