Falafel now a days is very common to find in a cart here in US. There are lot of carts or shops are famous also for their falafel sandwiches. I saw recipes where people add anything with chickpeas and call it Falafel., sometimes its good but I like to eat authentic stuff when ever its possible. I got this recipe from old colleague of mine , she was from Israel and she always complained about falafel here it 's so commercialize that they lost their authenticity. I asked her how did you guys make at back home and she told me that all counties has their own versions of falafel. Some uses fava beans, some uses chickpea and fava mix, some uses only chickpea. Here I have used Green chickpeas to make balls. Recipe is same as my other falafel recipe. but here I fried it , I was not at all interested to use paniyaram pan for this. Because chickpeas are dried they need moisture if you use that pan you have to semi cook it and then use pan for that. I didn't wanted to waste time and food so I just deep fry it.
Ingredients :
Drain the chickpeas and place them with the onion in the bowl of a food processor.
Add the rest of the ingredients, except the oil. Mix well.
Process the mixture a second time.
Form the mixture into walnut-sized balls and deep-fry or pan-fry in hot oil.
To make Falafel sandwich, In a pita add 3 falafel balls, with tahini sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber and hot sauce. Enjoy.
Ingredients :
2 cups dried green chickpeas
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon AP flour / Maida
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes, optional
Salt and pepper, as needed
1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying.
Method:
Soak the chickpeas in cold water overnight.
Drain the chickpeas and place them with the onion in the bowl of a food processor.
Add the rest of the ingredients, except the oil. Mix well.
Process the mixture a second time.
Form the mixture into walnut-sized balls and deep-fry or pan-fry in hot oil.
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These look fignerlickingly good!
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perfectly made falafals...looks super interesting
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falafels look delicious,all we need is some pita and hummus and ready dinner in minutes,we so adore Middle eastern cuisine and this dish looks a perfect way to celebrate it :-)
ReplyDeletethey look fabulous.. :) I have tasted them recently because middle east cuisines have greater impact here in Germany..
ReplyDeleteLooks so yum...feel like grabbing them!
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ReplyDeleteFalafels are common street food here.loved your version too.
ReplyDeleteVery tempting fried crispy rolls. We will love it as a side bite for our rice.
ReplyDeleteyummy and tempting snack
ReplyDeletetempting ones..pls pass me some :)
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ReplyDeletethis looks superb...
ReplyDeleteLovely dish
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ReplyDeleteCrispy and addictive falafel, i love that pita packet sandwich.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Linsy for sharing an authentic falafel recipe. Looks really yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous, I was planning to make some falafels. You made with green chickpeas, I thought to go for white ones. What say those would also be nice. Wouldn't be?
ReplyDeleteWas wondering if you ever tried adding fava beans to this falafel balls?? Someone told me it's an authentic way... I haven't used yet though :(
ReplyDeleteWow I love the falafel twist that you have done. Looks so crispy and tempting.
ReplyDeletethis looks yum
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