Falafel

Name: Falafel
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup dry chick peas (not cooked and canned); 1 onion cut into small quarter pieces; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 cup parsley; 1 cup coriander; 2 tsp Cumin seed; 1 tsp Pepper; As per taste Salt a; 1 tsp chick peas flour/besan flour; as required Oil for deep frying; 1 tsp baking powder

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This homemade falafel recipe is easy to follow and makes delicious falafels that are crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. Learn how to make this staple of Middle Eastern cuisine at home and ditch the take out.

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Ingredients

30mins

4 servings

2 cupdry chick peas (not cooked and canned)
1onion cut into small quarter pieces
4cloves Garlic
1 cupparsley
1 cupcoriander
2 tspCumin seed
1 tspPepper
As per tasteSalt a
1 tspchick peas flour/besan flour
as requiredOil for deep frying
1 tspbaking powder

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Steps

30mins

1

Soak chickpeas in 8 cups of water for 12 to 18 hours so they're not hard anymore.
When chickpeas are soaked through, discard the water and set the chickpeas aside.
2

Place the onion, garlic cloves, parsley and cilantro in a bowl of a food processor.
Pulse a few times until they're finely chopped.
Add in chickpeas, cumin, salt and black pepper. Process until you have a smooth mixture
3

Add in chickpea flour and baking powder and process for another 30 seconds.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Once you're ready to fry, fill a sauce pan up to 2 inches with canola or vegetable oil. Heat the oil on medium until it's hot enough. You will know this by having a toothpick touch the bottom of the sauce pan. If it starts bubbling, then it's ready.
4

Scoop out the falafels using an ice cream scoop and make patties with ½ inch in thickness.
Carefully drop the falafels in the hot oil, 4 at a time and fry them for about 4 minutes until they are golden brown. Do not over crowd the sauce pan or they won't cook properly.
5

Place the cooked falafels on a plate lined with paper towel to absorb extra oil.
Serve with pita, salad, hummus and tahini sauce.