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How to Make Falafel
Learn how to make falafel at home with this simple and easy to follow recipe. This falafel is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with spices and herbs in each bite.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Resting Time:
5 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 16 falafel balls
Calories: 73 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry chickpeas soaked for at least 12 hours
- 3 cloves garlic
- ⅓ cup chickpea flour
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
- 2 cups Green Leaves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ⅓ cup oil for frying
- ½ red onion, or 1 whole onion if small
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Set roughly chopped onion, garlic cloves, and parsley in a food processor.
- Pulse a few times.
- Add previously soaked and drained chickpeas, cumin, salt, and ground pepper, and blend.
- Blend until granulated texture.
- Transfer mix to a bowl and add chickpea flour. Stir very well and let it rest for 5 minutes. After that, you should be able to form the falafel into balls. (Add one more tablespoon of chickpea flour if needed.)
- Use your hands to roll mixture into 14–16 falafels. It's easier to make them one by one and fry them at the same time. Just make sure that you roll the dough together hard enough! To fry your falafels, add olive oil to a heated skillet and roll them over when they get brownish at the base.
- Place falafels in a paper towel to drain the excess oil.
- Serve falafels with green leaves, cherry tomatoes, and tahini sauce.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
73kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Sodium
151mg
(6%)
Potassium
94mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
462IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16falafel balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 73kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 151mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 94mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 462IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.