Name: Falafel
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 cups (480 g), drained chickpeas; 4 cloves, peeled and sliced garlic; 4 tablespoons, chopped parsley; 1, cut into chunks onion; 1 teaspoon (0.25 g) ground coriander; 1 teaspoon (0.75 g) ground cumin; 1 teaspoon (0.46 g) cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 6 tablespoons flour; 1/2 cup (for frying) vegetable oil (sunflower or corn); as needed pita

Vegetarian

10 servings

120 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the chickpeas overnight in plenty of water; then drain, rinse and dry before using.

Chickpeas

Step 2

Purée the chickpeas in a food processor or blender, add garlic, parsley, onion, ground coriander, ground cumin, cayenne, baking powder and flour, and process until well mixed.

ChickpeasGarlicParsleyOnionGround corianderGround cuminCayenne pepperBaking powderFlour

Step 3

Shape the mixture into balls using about 1 tablespoon per ball.

ChickpeasGarlicParsleyOnionGround corianderGround cuminCayenne pepperBaking powderFlour

Step 4

Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat and brown the balls on all sides.

Vegetable oil (sunflower or corn)Chickpeas

Step 5

Serve the falafel with pita.

PitaChickpeas

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.