Baked Falafel

Name: Baked Falafel
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas (400g); 1 onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 bunch parsley or cilantro; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 tsp sesame oil or tahini; 1 salt and pepper; 1 cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp plain flour

red.queen @cook_3761626

I adore falafel but avoid fried food, so I tried to bake them

red.queen @cook_3761626

I adore falafel but avoid fried food, so I tried to bake them

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Ingredients

40 mins

3 servings

1 canchickpeas (400g)
1onion
1garlic clove
1 bunchparsley or cilantro
1/2lemon, juiced
1 tspsesame oil or tahini
1salt and pepper
1cayenne pepper
2 tbspplain flour

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Steps

40 mins

1

Preheat your oven to 250°C
2

Combine chickpeas, diced onion, minced garlic, cilantro/parsley and lemon juice and pulse a few times in a blender
3

Then add the seasoning and flour. Pulse juste to combine, it's better to have big chunks in your falafel than ending up with hummus
4

With damp hands, mold mixture into balls, I made about 12 golf ball sized falafel, and put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper
5

Flatten them slightly with a damp spoon, brush them gently with olive oil on both sides, sprinkle on some salt and put them in the oven for 20-35 minutes, turning halfway through
6

You really need to keep a close eye on them, they burn fast. If you have a strong oven, you may want to lower your oven temperature and bake them for only 15-20 minutes. Enjoy :)