Pea falafel

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   For the recipe you will need chickpeas, onions, flour, garlic (4 cloves), soda, salt, spices (coriander, cumin, black pepper). Also during the cooking process you will need a large amount of vegetable oil.

2. STEP 2

   

   The chickpeas need to be soaked for a couple of hours (or overnight). Then the chickpeas can be boiled until tender (you can until half-ready, and if they are well soaked, then leave them raw). In my version, the chickpeas were cooked for 10 minutes after the water boiled. Then all the water is drained.

3. STEP 3

   

   Peel the onion and garlic and cut into several pieces (to make it easier to grind into a paste in a blender).

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the peeled garlic and onion in a bowl and grind into a pulp with a blender.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then add spices (I don’t use ground ones, since they will be crushed with a blender anyway) and salt. Grind with a blender.

6. STEP 6

   

   Next, add the chickpeas and continue grinding with a blender (we try to make sure that the mass is homogeneous).

7. STEP 7

   

   Next, add three tablespoons of flour and a teaspoon of soda. If the mixture is dry, add 3 tablespoons of water. It happens that when cooking chickpeas it is not possible to drain the water completely - in this case there is no need to add additional water. Mix everything again using a blender (at the same time we continue to grind everything until smooth). I help myself with a silicone spoon (stir periodically and remove the mixture from the walls).

8. STEP 8

   

   Next, roll the chickpea mixture into small balls (ideally about 2.5 cm in diameter). If the mixture sticks to your hands a little, you can periodically sprinkle your hands with flour and the surface on which the balls will be laid out.

9. STEP 9

   

   Pour vegetable oil (about 0.5 liters) into a deep container (I have a cast iron saucepan) and heat it. As soon as the oil becomes well heated, the heat will need to be reduced to medium. Place the balls into the heated oil and fry on all sides.

10. STEP 10

    

    This is what chickpea balls look like if there is a lot of oil.

11. STEP 11

    

    If there is not enough oil poured and it barely covers the balls by half or less, then there is a risk that they will fall apart and will not be so round (they will become deformed during the turning process).

12. STEP 12

    

    The fried balls are laid out on a paper napkin so that the excess oil drains from them (but I skip this step). Falafels served with vegetables. You can also serve with any sauce (to your taste). We tried store-bought cheese sauce with falafels and liked it. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

saga♫♪♫♪

12.10.2023

4.5

NiCa, thank you! I really love falafel!

NiCa

12.10.2023

5

always glad! eat for your health. You can also try this variation, it’s also very tasty:

krakofinch

12.10.2023

4.8

Interesting recipe. I will definitely make it. NiCa, what sauce is best to serve them with?

NiCa

12.10.2023

4.7

I myself like peas with something sour, for me it’s lingonberry or cranberry sauce. but this is a matter of taste. My mother-in-law likes to eat these with ketchup. try it.

Shura

12.10.2023

5

Your falafels interested me, just for me, I’ll just remove the flour, eggs will be enough, this is for my personal diet, I’ve completely excluded flour from the diet, I’ll leave everything else unchanged, I’ll make the sauce from lemon, rapeseed oil and tofu cheese, I’ll pass everything through blender and add more greens! Great dish!

NiCa

12.10.2023

4.6

Shura, can you show me a photo?