A taste of Lebanon on the blog today! When your friend is with Egyptian and Lebanese roots you automatically get to eat authentic cuisine. Simply put, these crunchy, mouth-watering falafels taste divine, and are pretty good for you too!
Jot it down:
Makes approx. 30 falafel
Ingredients:
- 1/2 kilo dried chickpeas (soak overnight)
- 1/2 a bunch lettuce
- 1/2 a bunch parsley
- 1/2 a bunch coriander
- 1 bunch spring onion
- 1 dry onion
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp. Oil
- 1 tbsp. Baking powder
- breadcrumbs according to consistency
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp. dry grinded coriander
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Method:
Drain and dry chickpeas
Chop all vegetables into pieces suitable to be put into the food processor.
Put the chickpeas and cut vegetables into the food processor and blend until your ingredients become finely chopped. You need to remove the mixture before it becomes a paste. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and mix in the herbs and the oil.
Make a flat ball shape of your falafel in your hand and fry on a mid-high fire for 3-4 minutes until your falafel turns into a light brown colour.
The oil has to be hot enough so that when you drop the balls in, the outside gets nice and crispy and the inside doesn’t get too oily. (If your mixture is very wet and cannot be shaped into flat balls mix in some breadcrumbs so it can be worked with). If you want to go healthy put them in the oven instead of in the frying pan.
For best results fry 1 falafel first and try it. Adjust according to taste.
Serve with:
- Chopped tomato/cucumber
- Chopped Lettuce
- Chopped radish
- Chopped spring onion
- Tahini
- Lebanese Pitta bread
It is as simple as that.
Voilà
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Method:
Drain and dry chickpeas
Chop all vegetables into pieces suitable to be put into the food processor.
Put the chickpeas and cut vegetables into the food processor and blend until your ingredients become finely chopped. You need to remove the mixture before it becomes a paste. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and mix in the herbs and the oil.
Make a flat ball shape of your falafel in your hand and fry on a mid-high fire for 3-4 minutes until your falafel turns into a light brown colour. (If your mixture is very wet and cannot be shaped into flat balls mix in some breadcrumbs so it can be worked with).
For best results fry 1 falafel first and try it. Adjust according to taste.
