Falafel is a middle eastern food. Falafel balls are generally served in pita breads along with some salad & sauce. But they can also be eaten alone as a snack. I prefer it anyway. :) :)
Falafels are made using chickpeas. Its outer layer is so crunchy. It is super delicious. Here in Netherlands there are just a couple of vegetarian options. Falafel sandwich is one of the few options. It is my most favorite ever since I came to Netherlands.
It is not at all difficult to make falafels. Its very simple. Below is the recipe.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 - 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- Chickpeas 1 cup
- Garlic Cloves 3 medium
- Coriander leaves
- Parsley
- Green Chilies 3 or 4
- Cumin seeds powder 1 tsp
- Coriander seeds powder 2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper (almost 1 tsp)
- Oil
Method:
- Soak chickpeas for 6 - 8 hours in enough water.
- After 6 - 8 hours, the chickpeas will have doubled in size. Now drain off all the water from it.
- Now grind it to a coarse paste along with garlic cloves, green chilies, coriander leaves & parsley.
- Remove it in a bowl. Season the mixture with salt, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder & crushed black pepper. Mix well.
- Now take little mixture & form round ball out of it. Do the same with the remaining mixture.
- Heat oil in a kadai.
- Fry the shaped balls until golden brown from all sides. Remove on paper napkin.
- Serve hot !!
- You can make a sandwich using these falafel balls - Put 4 or 5 of them in a pita bread along with some salad & a spicy or mild sauce of your choice. Sauce can be any like garlic sauce or sambal or ketchup or even mayonnaise.
- Or enjoy the falafel balls just like that !!
- If you don't find parsley, skip it or use coriander leaves.
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