Falafel

A Middle Eastern deep-fried chickpea cutlet or ball, however you shape it. It is served with a pita bread in pockets and can be consumed in itself with a dip.

Ingredients:

Chickpeas

Onions

Garlic

Green chillies

Coriander

Coriander powder

Cumin powder

Red chilli powder

Bread crumbs

Flour – White/Corn

Lemon

Baking soda

Recipe:

Boil chickpeas for 12-24 hours and do not boil, mix with finely chopped onions, garlic and coriander and blitz.

Add seasoning of peppers – salt, chilli, coriander, cumin and anything of your liking and top it with lemon.

Add baking soda to allow it rise and bread crumbs or all purpose flour or corn flour to act as a binding agent.

Blitz everything together in the mixer grinder and form shapes in either a ball or cutlet patty. For ultimate taste, store it in the fridge to allow flavours to develop. Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry the balls.

Falafel is ready to be served!