Falafel

akes: 12-15 portions

Prep Time: 30 mins plus overnight soaking

Cook time: 3-5 mins

Things you need:

Falafel

• 360g Dried Chickpeas

• 3/4 Tsp (2g) Baking Soda

• 1 Cup (30g) Parsley

• 3/4 Cup (20g) Cilantro

• 1/2 Cup (10g) Dill

• 1/2 Onion chopped

• 7 Cloves Garlic

• 1 Tbsp Ground Coriander

• 1 Tbsp Ground Cumin

• 1 Tbsp Sweet Paprika

• Salt and Pepper to taste

• 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper

• 1 Tsp Baking Powder

  
  

Steps

• Soak your chickpeas with 3/4 Tsp of the baking soda in a big bowl. Cover with enough water to be a few inches above the chickpeas.

• The next day drain the chickpeas and blitz them up in a food processor until they are all broken down. 1-2 mins. Set aside.

• Add your onions and garlic to the empty bowl of the mixer with one third of the blitzed chickpeas, and whizz it all up for 1 min. scrape down the sides as you go. Then add another third of the chickpeas and spices and salt and pepper to taste and whizz up for 1-2 mins. Scrape it down as you go. Then add the herbs and the rest of the chickpeas and blitz for 1-2 mins. Once all combined. Add 1 tsp of baking powder and mix for 30 seconds. Check the seasoning and set aside to portion up. The final mixture wants to be a little like wet sand.

• Portion up as per the video. You can do patties or oval shape, round or use a falafel shaper. Fry the falafel in hot oil at 350f - 176c. Serve with pita bread, salad and tahini sauce as per the video.

  
  

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