Our gorgeous homemade falafels are where comfort food intersects with healthy living. A “sweet spot” of foodie pleasure, that has been enjoyed, by many cultures living around the Mediterranean Sea, for over 1000 years! Best enjoyed freshly made and in abundance. Here’s a tried, tested and loved recipe for falafels and how to serve them.
You’ll need:
For the falafels:
- 250g dry chickpeas
- ½ an onion, chopped
- 7g fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- 3g fresh coriander, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, roasted
- ½ tbsp. flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- A Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Black pepper
To cook:
- Sesame seeds (optional)
- Sunflower oil
To serve:
- Pitas
- Hummus
- Coleslaw mix
Get Started:
Place the chickpeas into a large mixing bowl and cover with water as per the packaging instructions (we used 1 part chickpeas to 5 parts water). Leave to soak overnight.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
- Scoop 2 cups of chickpeas into a bowl and add all of the falafel ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Add the falafel mix to your food processor (you may need to do this in batches depending on the capacity of your food processor).
- Pulse until combined.
- Pour the mixture back into your mixing bowl, and remove any large pieces of chickpeas that may have been missed.
- Cover with Clingfilm and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Once cooled, remove from the fridge and begin to form the mixture into balls using your hands. The size can be based on personal preference, however, we used about 1½ tablespoons of mix per ball.
- For an extra crunch, roll your falafels in sesame seeds before frying.
- To fry, pour sunflower oil into a medium sized frying pan, to the height of about half of one of your falafel balls.
- Heat the oil slowly over a medium heat.
- Fry 4-5 balls at a time rotating until all sides are golden brown.
To Serve
- Cut pitas into halves or quarters.
- Fill your pitas with a generous serving of hummus, and a sprinkling of coleslaw mix
- Slice your homemade falafels in half and place inside the pitas.
Enjoy!
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