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    Falafel

    Published: Jun 10, 2015 || Last updated: Jun 2, 2020 by Farrukh Aziz

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    My first encounter with  authentic falafel was few years back when I visited middle eastern countries. I was completely bowled over by this famous middle eastern fastfood, the texture, the colour, the flavours and crispness they had. Falafel is basically deep fried crisp chickpea patties or balls seasoned with herbs and spices. These yum crisp patties are very well loved by almost everyone. They are usually served in pita pockets dressed with tahini dip/hummus, pickled veggies, salads. In Egypt, they are usually made using fava beans but most of the other middles eastern countries opt for Chickpeas.  When made with fava beans, it requires prior cooking whereas with chickpea, no prior cooking is done. They are soaked, drained, blended, seasoned and cooked.
    As chickpea is high in fiber, protein, calcium, iron,magnesium, low in cholesterol,essential vitamins and folate, you can opt for baking falafels if you are looking for healthier option. Although it will alter the texture and flavours. But, personally I never opt for baking option as I love to thoroughly enjoy the crisp flavourful falafels. 🙂
    Since Ramadan is approaching, this is the best time you can make these falafels in bulk and freeze them. They just require the frying straight from the freezer and you have your iftar snack ready. All you need to do is, make the mixture the way I did, make patties, spread on a tray or cookie sheet, allow them to freeze for few hours, assemble and pack them in Ziplock bag. Even if you are making it in bulk, you can freeze one batch while rest of the batch can easily stay in your refrigerator for a day. Proceed with freezing of the other batches.How easy it is to enjoy best home made falafel any day or anytime! 
    So let’s go through how to make authentic Middle Eastern falafels at home ….

    Ingredients:-
    1&½ cup, chickpea(choley), soaked overnight and drained
    5-6, scallions(spring onions), roughly chopped
    ⅓ cup, fresh parsley leaves
    4 tablespoon, fresh coriander leaves
    1 tablespoon, APF(maida)
    1 teaspoon, roasted cumin powder
    1 teaspoon, roasted coriander seeds4-5 nos, garlic cloves
    Zest of one medium lemon
    ½ teaspoon, red chili powder
    ¼ teaspoon, baking soda
    1&½ tablespoon, sesame seeds
    1 & ½ teaspoon, lemon juice
    Salt and black pepper to taste
    Oil for frying
    Method:-
    In a chopper or blender, add 1 and ½ cup of soaked chickpea, parsley, coriander leaves, roughly chopped scallions, garlic cloves, cumin powder, coriander seeds,lemon zest and lemon juice. Blend it to a coarse paste.
    Take out the mixture in a clean large bowl.
    Add maida(apf) baking soda, sesame seeds, chili powder, salt and pepper. Mix all the ingredients very well.
    Divide the mixture into equal size ball and flatten each of them to make a patty.
    Refrigerate the patties for couple of hours.I rested them for overnight in refrigerator.
    Heat enough oil in deep bottom pan.
    Once the oil is hot enough, lower the flame to medium and fry the falafel until golden brown and crisp. Do not overload the pan  while frying and do not fry them one very high heat.
    Take them out on absorbent paper towel
    Serve them hot and crisp with hummus, pita bread and fattoush salad
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    1. Sevay

      July 23, 2016 at 10:46 am

      Can u use canned chickpeas?

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      • Farrukh Aziz

        July 23, 2016 at 4:25 pm

        yes you can use it Sevay, but it should be uncooked 🙂

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    2. sabeena ibrahim

      June 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      Superb....thanks a lot for all these recipes....hummus n falafel is my favourite .....
      Post the recipe of pita bread n veg pickles toooo....

      Reply

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