Authentic Falafel Recipe
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5.0
51 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
12 hrs
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
12 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
20 falafel balls
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Calories
35 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Authentic Falafel Recipe
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Traditional Falafel made with dried chickpeas and tahini, this recipe is exactly what you'd have at your favorite Middle Eastern restaurant!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups dry chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
- 3/4 cup yellow onion chopped (just under one onion)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- vegetable oil (for frying)
To Finish:
- 4 Pita bread rounds , cut in half
- 1 cup hummus
- 1 cup lettuce , thinly sliced
- 1 tomato , chopped
- 1/2 cup pickled turnips
Instructions
- Add the garbanzo beans into a large bowl and soak in water overnight (the water should be a couple inches higher than the beans, so the beans plump up).
- Rinse the beans and add them to a food processor with chopped onion, minced garlic, parsley, flour, salt, cumin, ground coriander, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and cardamom.
- Process the ingredients together until it looks like a coarse paste, like a super chunky peanut butter.
- Be sparing with how long you process it, the chickpeas should still be visible in small chunks.
- Put the mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
- Make the paste into small balls, rolling them in your hand.
- If your falafel batter is too loose to stay in a ball you can add a few more tablespoons of flour.
- Make the falafel balls with 2 tablespoons of the mixture.
- In a large cast iron (or other good frying skillet) add a couple of inches of oil.
- Heat the oil on medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
To Finish:
- Cut the pita breads in half and open the pockets.
- Spread with hummus, top with lettuce add in falafel broken in half.
- Top with tomatoes and pickled turnips and serve immediately.
Notes
- Recipe adapted from Tori Avey.
- Tori Avey
Nutrition Information
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Calories
35kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Sodium
235mg
(10%)
Potassium
69mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
80IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20falafel balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 35 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 35kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Sodium | 235mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 80IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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