Falafel - Middle Eastern Recipe

Falafel

🌍 Middle Eastern, Levant Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 250g dried chickpeas (soaked overnight)
• 1 onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 cup parsley
• 1 cup cilantro
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp coriander
• ½ tsp cayenne
• 1½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• oil for frying

Method

1. Draining — Drain chickpeas (do not cook). Pulse in food processor with onion, garlic, herbs, spices until coarse paste.
2. Stirring — Stir in baking powder. Rest 30 min.
3. Step 3 — Form balls, fry at 180°C (350°F) until dark golden, 3–4 min. Drain.

Tags: dried chickpeas, onion, garlic cloves, parsley, cilantro · Source: Brittani's Almanac