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Homemade Falafel Recipe
Homemade falafel... many prefer not to buy ready-made falafel as long as it's easy to make at home. The important thing is to have a grain grinder available. Falafel is very delicious with vegetables and tarator (tahini sauce).
Homemade falafel... This method relies on making falafel with a large amount of chickpeas and only one cup of fava beans. This way, you get light-colored falafel patties because they won't absorb much oil.
Ingredients
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- 1 kilo chickpeas
- 1 cup split or peeled fava beans
- 1 large dry onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons falafel spice mix
- 1 teaspoon dried coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
- Vegetable oil for frying
- To serve falafel elegantly and creatively, here is the link: Falafel Salad.
Method
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- Soak the chickpeas and fava beans in a bowl of water and leave them overnight.
- Drain the chickpeas and fava beans, then grind them with the garlic and onion in a falafel grinder (similar to a meat grinder); grind twice until you obtain a smooth mixture.
- Add the salt, spices and coriander and mix well until a cohesive, homogeneous dough forms.
- Add the sodium bicarbonate to the mixture only 15 minutes before frying and stir well.Timers: 15 min
- Shape the falafel patties using the special mould intended for that.
- Place each patty directly from the mould into hot, deep oil and leave them at high temperature until they brown.
- Remove the patties from the oil and drain them briefly, then serve with vegetables, peppers and tarator or tahini sauce and hot chili pepper as desired.
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- To serve falafel elegantly and creatively, here is the link: Falafel Salad.
Recipe tags
MainsLevantVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Falafel Salad