FALAFEL

Falafel is a popular chickpea (garbanzo been/ kabuli chana) dish in the Mediterranean. This recipe that I’m going to share with you, is for Arabic falafel.

Preparation Time : 1-2 hours

Cooking Time : 20-25 minutes

Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS:

·         2 cups of dried chickpeas, soaked in water for 12 hours

·         Crumbs from 2 slices of white bread

·         5 cloves of garlic

·         2 tsp baking soda

·         1/2 cup chopped coriander

·         1/2 small onion (quartered)

·         1 tsp of sesame seeds (til)

·         1 tsp cumin spice

·         1 tsp paprika (deghi mirch)

·         Salt, pepper to taste

·         Oil for deep frying

METHOD:

·         Wash the soaked chickpeas and put them in a food processor with the garlic, onion and spices. Grind until you get a rough moist texture. Add a little water if needed.

·         Put the mixture into a large bowl, add the rest of the ingredients and put aside, covered, for an hour.

·         Add the baking soda to the mixture and knead a little.

·         Warm the oil – it should be hot, not boiling.

·         Wet your hands and shape little balls.

·         Fry until you get a deep brown shade.

·         Serve hot