Classic Falafel
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These vegan falafel balls are perfect for bite-sized snacks or add-on to meals. They pair well with veggies, dips, and wraps! This is actually a very special recipe by my lovely assistant, Molly.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight
- ½ large white onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 chili or jalapeno (optional)
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- ½ cup all-purpose flour, chickpea flour if gluten-free
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp cumin
- Vegetable oilfor frying
- Flakey salt to finish
Making a Wrap:
- Diced tomatoes
- Hummusand other preferred sauces
- Pickled onions
Instructions
- Soak chickpeas in lots of water overnight.
- Drain and rinse chickpeas, then add to food processor and pulse until they are the texture of chopped nuts, scrape down the sides as needed.
- Transfer chickpeas to a large bowl.
- Add onion, garlic, pepper (if using), cilantro and parsley to the food processor and pulse until the onion pieces are similarly sized to the chickpeas.
- Add to the bowl with the chickpeas.
- Add flour, salt, baking powder, coriander and cumin and fold all together.
- Try to make a ball with some of the mixture, if it doesn’t hold together, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time until it holds together.
- Heat oil to about 350 F.
- Form about 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a ball then roll into a ball or flatten it in your hands until it’s about ½ inch thick.
- Fry a few at a time, covering with the lid to avoid oil spitting and allowing steam to cook the chickpeas inside.
- Flip after about 3 mins when you see them turn brown and cook on the other side. Cook until evenly browned (about 5-7 mins total).
- Place on a paper towel to soak up extra oil.
- Lightly sprinkle with flakey salt.
- Serve with hummus and other dips or in a wrap.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: approx 2 balls Calories: 216 Fat: 10.6g Carbohydrates: 21.3g Sugar: 3.5g Fiber: 3.6g Protein: 6.3g
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2021/12/28/how-to-make-homemade-falafel/