Finally got around to making falafel 😀 Can’t wait to share this recipe with you, once you try falafel you’ll never look back 😀 The main ingredient of falafel are chickpeas which are a great source of plant protein and fibre keeping you fuller for longer 🙂

Ingredients (Makes 10-12 medium sized falafels)

• 2 x 400g canned chickpeas
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 4 tbsp olive oil/rapeseed oil
• 1/2 cup tahini (for dressing) *optional
• pita breads

Method

1. Heat the oven to 190°C.
2. Drain the chickpeas and transfer them to a food processor with the garlic, onion, cumin, chilli powder, herb, salt, pepper, baking soda, and lemon juice. Pulse until everything is minced but not puréed. Add water tablespoon by tablespoon if necessary to help combine all the ingredients but try keep the mixture as dry as possible. (My food processor just barely minced it up so we mashed it all up afterwards – no problem 🙂 ) Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more pepper, chilli powder as needed.
3. Grease a large baking tray with olive oil or else use baking parchment.
4. Use your hands to shape falafel into medium sized balls (could flatten to make into patties if you like!).
5. Brush top with olive/rapeseed oil. Bake for 15 minutes each side (30 minutes total).
6. *Make dressing sauce by combining tahini with 1/2 cup of water and season with salt to taste.
7. Serve with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and tahini dressing in a pita bread.

Enjoy 🙂

Tee. X