Classic Homemade Falafel

Ingredients

• Chickpeas

  (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned

  1 cup or 240g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Parsley

  Raw

  3 tbsp or 11g

• Coriander leaf

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp or 0.6g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, whole or 2g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  2 tbsp or 15g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Oil

  Submarine Sandwich - Wegmans

  100g

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Place dried chickpeas in a bowl, covering with cold water. Allow to soak overnight. Omit this step if using canned beans.
3. Drain chickpeas , and place in a pan with fresh water, and bring to a boil.
4. Allow to boil for 5 minutes, then let simmer on low for about an hour.
5. Drain and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
6. Combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper (to taste) in a medium bowl. Add flour.
7. Mash chickpeas, ensuring to mix ingredients together. You can also combine ingredients in a food processor. You want the result to be a thick paste.
8. Form the mixture into small balls, about the size of a ping pong ball. Slightly flatten.
9. Fry in 2 inches of oil at 350 F until golden brown (5 to 7 minutes).
10. Serve hot.
11. Recipe by: Saad Fayed (source: https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-falafel-2355693)