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Falafel

Dec-16-2015
Aaradhana Sethi
20 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Falafel RECIPE

I’m sure we all would have tasted Falafel or at least heard of it. This is so simple to make at home and you would most likely find almost all the ingredients at home. So, let’s get started.

Recipe Tags

  • Easy
  • Middle Eastern
  • Frying

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. chickpeas (garbanzo beans)- 1 Cup
  2. Garlic Cloves-3-4
  3. Parsley
  4. Coriander
  5. Green Chilli-1
  6. Small Onion-1
  7. All purpose flour-2tbsp
  8. Cumin Powder- 1tsp
  9. Coriander Seeds- 1tsp (crushed)
  10. Baking Soda- 3/4 tsp
  11. Salt
  12. Pepper
  13. Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, put in the chickpeas. Add enough water to cover them and allow them to soak overnight. The next day, the chickpeas will seem to be large and swollen.
  2. Next, chop garlic, parsley, coriander, green chili and onion.
  3. Drain the water and add the chickpeas in a blender. Blend them until you obtain a bread crumb like mixture. Transfer into a bowl.
  4. Now, put the other ingredients – garlic, parsley, green chili and onion into the blender and blend until well combined. Add it to the bowl add combine well with the chickpeas mixture.
  5. Add flour, cumin powder, crushed coriander seeds, baking soda, salt and pepper. Mix well.
  6. If you feel that the mixture is too dry, you can add a few drops of water. But be careful, do not add too much of water.
  7. Now make small balls from the mixture.
  8. Add oil in a frying pan and heat it on medium flame.
  9. Once the oil is hot, add the falafel balls and fry them until they are golden brown in color.
  10. Remove them from the oil and place them on a tissue paper to soak the excess oil.
  11. Serve with Hummus or Tzatiki sauce or Baba Ghanoush.

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Karthik Km
May-22-2017
Karthik Km   May-22-2017

Delicious recipe

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