Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chickpea falafels. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Falafel recipe - A detailed step by step photo guide to make delicious chickpea falafel at home. Apart from serving these as a snack with tahini sauce or hummus, you can also stuff them in pita bread or wrap them in a flatbread with pickled veggies & tahini sauce. These falafel can be fried or even baked for a healthier option.
Chickpea Falafels is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chickpea Falafels is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chickpea falafels using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chickpea Falafels:
- Prepare 1 cup chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
- Make ready 4 scallions
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- Take 1/4 cup chopped mint
- Take 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- Prepare 1 teaspoon cumin
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Take 1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
- Prepare oil to fry
Without any further ado, let me share the easy falafel recipe. Prep-Work-If you are using canned chickpeas, drain the liquid from the can, and rinse the chickpeas thoroughly. If using dried chickpeas, then follow these steps below. As I already mentioned above, this homemade falafel recipe requires no food processor, grinder, or deep fryer.
Instructions to make Chickpea Falafels:
- If you use canned chickpeas, go ahead to rinse them all. If you use dried chickpeas, leave them in water overnight and rise them well before cooking.
- Place the drained chickpeas, garlic and salt in a bowl of a food processor and press until blended and chopped into fine pieces.
- Add parsley, mint, cilantro, cumin, and breadcrumbs (or panko) and press until blended well.
- It's time to form balls! I used my hands to form them. You can do it as I did, but you can also use falafel spoon which is available at an Arabic market or just 2 spoons to form balls. I was able to make 16 falafels with this recipe.
- A point is that it is better not to form a big ball because it can be broken while frying it.
- Heat the oil high (any oil can work. I used vegi oil.) It should be high heat to make brownish good-looking falafels.
- Place falafels into the oil and fry them until their surface turn into brown. I fried 4 pieces at once to avoid falafels from being broken.
- Drain fried falafels on kitchen paper and ready to serve! (Please try hummus and tahini recipes as well and eat with your falafels. Shukran!!)
All you need is a bowl and your hands! (Though a mortar and pestle will make it a little easier). Use your hands, an ice cream scoop or falafel scoop to form the falafel into balls or patties. Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern "fast food" made of a mixture of chickpeas (or fava beans), fresh herbs, and spices that are formed into a small patties or balls. It's thought that falafel originated in Egypt as Coptic Christians looked for a hearty replacement for meat during long seasons of fasting or lent. Falafel is a Middle Eastern dish made from chickpeas and/or fava beans.
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