This homemade falafel recipe is absolutely delicious. It is a combination of chickpeas, herbs, and spices that are blended and fried or baked. They are crispy on the outside, moist, and fluffy on the inside.
Prep Time35mins
Cook Time20mins
Total Time55mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Arabian
Servings: 25Falafels
Ingredients
1 ½cupschickpeas
1onioncubed
3garlic cloves
¼cupspring onionroughly chopped
½cupcorianderroughly chopped
½cupmintroughly chopped
2green chilies
1tspsalt
1tspchili powder
1tspcumin powder
½tsp pepper powder
½tspcoriander powder
½lime juice
½tspbaking powder
¼tsp baking soda
2tbspsesame seeds
Instructions
The night before, soak the chickpeas in water. Make sure the water covers the chickpeas by 3 inches, as they'll triple in size (Minimum 10 hours). Drain the soaked chickpeas completely and pat them dry.
Add chickpeas, onion, garlic, herbs, and green chilies to a bowl of a food processor. Pulse it several times until the mixture resembles the texture of coarse sand. You can process the ingredients in batches if necessary.
Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add the salt, chili, cumin, pepper, coriander, and lime. Mix well to combine everything.
Just before frying, add the baking powder, baking soda, and sesame seeds to the falafel mixture and combine well.
Scoop tablespoonfuls of the mixture and form into balls then flatten them slightly.
To fry; Heat oil in a frypan on a medium flame. Fry the falafel in batches, placing them gently into the oil.
To bake; Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place each falafel on prepped baking sheet. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes. Carefully flip the falafels and bake for another 6 - 8 minutes or until falafels are golden and cooked. Enjoy!