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Falafel
Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern recipe for a patty made from chickpeas and flavoured with spices and herbs before being fried. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Middle Eastern version of: Falafel.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Total Time:
295 minutes
Additional Time:
(+24 hours soaking)
Makes:
12
Rating: 
Tags : Vegetarian RecipesSpice RecipesHerb RecipesBean RecipesMiddle-east Recipes
This is the traditional falafel that's a staple both of Arabic and Jewish cuisine.
Method:
Soak the chickpeas for a full 24 hours in warm water. The following day drain and dry the chickpeas then pound to a powder/paste in a pestle and mortar. Add the spices and pound these into the mixture as well. Peel the onion, grate it finely, transfer to a kitchen towel and squeeze out the moisture. Add to the broad bean paste and mix in well. Chop the remaining ingredients finely and add these to the mixture as well.
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead the falafel mixture for a few minutes. Tar off balls of the mixture and form falafels from this that should be about 5cm in diameter and 1 cm deep.
Allow the falafels you've just made to rest for 15 minutes then heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the falafels in hot oil until they become crisp and brown on both sides. Serve immediately either with hummus or a Middle Eastern or Greek salad.
