Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, falafel. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Learn how to make homemade falafel. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside.

Falafel is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Falafel is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook falafel using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Falafel:

1. Get 2 spring onions,finely chopped
2. Take 1/2 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
3. Make ready 1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped
4. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cumin
5. Take 1/4 large/ ½ small lemon
6. Take 1/4 tsp salt
7. Make ready 1/8 pepper
8. Take 1 tbsp plain flour (or Chickpea flour/Gram flour to make gluten free)
9. Make ready Alternative falafel flavours choose 1:
10. Take Carrot: 30g carrot, grated
11. Prepare Beetroot: 30g beetroot, grated
12. Prepare Sweet potato: 30g peeled sweet potato, grated
13. Get Herb: 2-3 tbsp parsley,finely chopped

Traditionally (actually, ALWAYS) they are fried which gives them a wonderful crispy exterior with a soft warm center. This falafel recipe is full of fresh ingredients, easy to make, and irresistibly delicious! Make some falafel for an easy and satisfying veggie lunch. Make some falafel for an easy and satisfying veggie lunch.

Instructions to make Falafel:

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees c/Gas mark6/400 degrees F.
2. Prepare a non stick oven and spray with oil/wipe with a little oil and set aside.
3. Place the chickpeas in a large bowl. Squeeze in the lemon and with a potato masher, mash the chickpeas until a soft mush. They should look more like hummus than chickpeas!
4. Add in the spring onions, garlic, cumin, flour and any additional flavour you have chosen and give the mixture a good stir.
5. Take a large teaspoon of the mixture. Squish it in your hand and then shape it into a ball. Flatten it slightly and keep turning and flattening the falafel until it is well help together and about the size of a 10p.
6. Place the falafel on the tray. Continue rolling the rest of the falafel until the mixture is finished.
7. Place the tray of falafel into the oven and cook for 8-10 minutes on each side so that they are nicely golden on each side.
8. Serve the falafel in a pitta with salad, hummus and any other of your favourite veggies.

These Middle Eastern chickpea patties are delicious in burgers, pittas, wraps, salads and more. Falafel is a worldwide recognized Middle Eastern food. Learn how to make authentic falafel from this classic recipe. Falafel recipe - A detailed step by step photo guide to make delicious chickpea falafel at home. Apart from serving these as a snack with tahini sauce or hummus, you can also stuff them in pita bread or wrap them in a flatbread with pickled veggies & tahini sauce.

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