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Falafel Recipe
Falafel is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Falafel is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook falafel using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Falafel:
- Take 1 cup dried chickpeas
- Get 1/2 large onion, roughly chopped (about 1 cup)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- Get 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1/2-1 teaspoon dried sausage red pepper
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic
- Prepare 1 teaspoon cumin
- Prepare teaspoon baking powder
- Take 4-6 tablespoons flour
- Make ready Soybean or vegetable oil for frying
- Take Chopped tomato for garnish
- Prepare Diced green bell pepper for garnish
Steps to make Falafel:
- Put the chickpeas in a large bowl and add enough cold water to cover them by at least 2 inches. Let soak overnight, then drain. Or use canned chickpeas, drained.
- Place the drained, uncooked chickpeas and the onions in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the parsley, cilantro, salt, sausage pepper, garlic, and cumin. Process until blended but not pureed.
- Sprinkle in the baking powder and 4 tablespoons of the flour, and pulse. You want to add enough bulgur or flour so that the dough forms a small ball and no longer sticks to your hands. Turn into a bowl and refrigerate, covered, for several hours.
- Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts, or use a falafel scoop, available in Middle-n markets.
- Heat 3 inches of oil to 375ºF in a deep pot or wok and fry 1 ball to test. If it falls apart, add a little flour. Then fry about 6 balls at once for a few minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Stuff half a pita with falafel balls, chopped tomatoes, onion, green pepper, and pickled turnips. Drizzle with tahina thinned with water.
- Tahina (also called tahini) is an oily paste made from ground sesame seeds. It is available in Middle n markets and on Amazon. - To garnish your falafel in true Israeli style, try adding one or several of the following condiments: harissa sausage sauce, pickled turnip, mango amba (pickle), or sauerkraut
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