Easy Authenitc Falafel
Looking to cook up a little internatinal flare, this easy authentic falafel recipie is just it! This recipie is simple, healthy, delicious and full of flavor. Falafal are yummy goodness made with chickpeas, parstly and a nice mix of herbs. They are a little crunchy on the outside yet warm a soft in the inside.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried chickpeas soaked overngiht (do not use canned chickpeas)
- 1/2 cup onion roughly chopped
- 1 cup parseley roughly chopped
- 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 small jalapeno pepper or serrano
- 3 garlic gloves
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1tsp of cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon pf cardamom
- 2 tbs chickpea flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- avocado oil for fying
Instructions
- The night before, soak the dried chickpeas in water making sure the water covers the chickpeas by about 3 inches. The chickpeas will grow in size.
- When you are ready to make the falafel drain and rinse the chickpease and add them to a food processor, along with all the other ingredients. (except the avocado oil which is for frying)
- Using the pulse setting on your food processor pulse till the mixture is corse.
- Next transfer the mixture to a bowl and add the chickpea flour and baking soda mix well with your hand. Once the mixture is well mixed cover it a lid and place it in the fridge for about 30 min.
- Using a scooper, your hand or a spoon, scoop the falafel and form into balls. Make sure that all the balls are about the same size so that when you cook them they cook evenly. If the mixture is too dry add water and if it is too wet add more chickpea flour. Your want the texture to be a little firm, not sticking to your hands but still moist.
- While you are forming the falafel balls in a pot bring the avocado oil to about 350F. You want to have about 3 inches of oil in the pot so that it covers the falafel when you put them in.
- Once the falafel is formed and the oil is heated add the falafel to the pot paying attention not to over crowed the pot. Cook in batches works best. Cook the falafel for about 1-2 min or untill you get a nice golden brown color. Your want to keep an eye on the falafel as it is cooking because they can easily over cook.
- Once they are cooked tranfer them to a plate or serface that is covered with a paper towel to catch the excess oil drippings.
Notes
If your falafel is breaking apart while cooking add more chickpea flour to the mixture (remember you are cooking in batches. The first round is sometimes the test round.)
You may want to cook one falafel by itself first to make sure it doesn’t fall apart and need more chickpea flour.
Make sure your oil doens’t get too hot. This will lead to burnt on the outside and undrcooked in the inside falafel.
1 cup of dried chickpeas = 3 cups of soaked chickpeas.
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