Falafel/ Chickpea fritters

Falafel is a deep-fried ball-shaped patty, made from ground chickpeas. Herbs, spices, and onions are added to the dough. It is an Egyptian dish as well as a very famous in Middle Eastern cuisine, that most likely originated in Egypt, The fritters are now found around the world as part of vegetarian middle-eastern cuisine, and as a form of street food.
Falafel balls are commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket along with hummus, salad, french fries, and tahini. Also, you can have them just like that along with a cup of tea or can be served as starters.
#partyfood #middleeasternfood #falafel
Falafel/ Chickpea fritters
Falafel is a deep-fried ball-shaped patty, made from ground chickpeas. Herbs, spices, and onions are added to the dough. It is an Egyptian dish as well as a very famous in Middle Eastern cuisine, that most likely originated in Egypt, The fritters are now found around the world as part of vegetarian middle-eastern cuisine, and as a form of street food.
Falafel balls are commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket along with hummus, salad, french fries, and tahini. Also, you can have them just like that along with a cup of tea or can be served as starters.
#partyfood #middleeasternfood #falafel
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Wash the chickpeas and let them soak overnight.
- 2
Drain and wash the chickpeas. Once done put them in a blender along with chopped onions, garlic, cumin, parsley. Add salt, ground black pepper and flour to the above mixture and prepare a uniform mixture.
- 3
Make balls from the mixture. If they do not bind, add more flour. If you feel that the mixture is too dry, you can add splashes of water. Be careful not to add a lot of water.
- 4
Heat oil in a pan for frying the falafels
- 5
Once the oil is hot, add the falafel balls and deep fry them. Keep the flame on medium to low else the falafel will brown faster keeping the center raw.
- 6
Remove the fried falafels on paper towels to remove the excess oil.
- 7
Notes: Keep the first ball for the experiment. If you put it in oil and it breaks, add some more flour to the mixture, mix well and prepare falafel balls again. Add about 2 inches of oil to the pan for deep frying. It takes 2-3 minutes to cook each side of the falafel.
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