Homemade falafels are inexpensive and healthy – especially if they are oven baked. This mixture can be made in advance and then stored in the fridge for up to three days, allowing you to cook them off as you need. I like to serve them in flatbreads with salad, yoghurt and tabbouleh.
Homemade Falafels
Cooking Time: 40mins + overnight soaking
Number of Serves: makes 20 falafels
Instructions:
Ingredients:
Falafels
1 cup of dried chickpeas (BEANSG1)
½ cup of coarse burghul wheat (BURGC1)
2 teaspoons of ground cumin (CUMG500)
1 teaspoon of ground coriander (CORIGR)
½ teaspoon of ground chilli (CHILPF500)
1 teaspon of salt (SALTI1)
1 red onion finely chopped
Roughly chopped parsley
2 cloves of crushed garlic
3-4 tablespoons of olive oil for frying (OLIOE)
To serve
Tortillas (TORTF10)
Step by Step:
Soak chickpeas overnight in 2 litres of water. The next day they should have doubled in size; drain and rinse throuroughly.
Bring chickepeas to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes; you want them to give when you press them between your fingers but not be completely mushy. Drain and leave to cool.
Cook burghul wheat for 5 minutes, drain and leave to cool.
Blitz all ingredients, except burghul wheat in a food processor or with a stick blender until a rough paste is formed. Mix through burghul wheat
Roll mixture into golf sized balls, flatten a little and place each on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
You can either bake the falafels for a healthier option, or shallow fry them in olive oil for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
For the oven method brush each patty with a little olive oil and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown, flipping the falafels half way thorugh.
Serve in warm flat breads with salad, yoghurt dressing and tabbouleh.
Ingredients you can buy here:
| Product Code | Title | Price | Add to Lists | Add to Order | In Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEANSG1 | Chick peas (garbanzo) | $0.00 | |||
| BURGC1 | RESTRICTED PRODUCT | $0.00 | |||
| CUMG500 | Cumin seeds ground | $0.00 | |||
| CORIGR | Coriander ground essente stand up pouch | $0.00 | |||
| CHILPF500 | Chilli powder fine medium heat | $0.00 | |||
| SALTI1 | Salt fine | $0.00 | |||
| OLIOE | Olive oil extra virgin italian eva brand | $0.00 | |||
| TORTF10 | Flour tortilla 10 **Frozen** | $0.00 |
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