No-fail Chickpea Falafel
No-fail Chickpea Falafel

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, no-fail chickpea falafel. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

No-fail Chickpea Falafel is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. No-fail Chickpea Falafel is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

After many failed attempts and much falafel research, I finally figured out how to cook it without a causing a falafel disaster! First, don't used canned/cooked beans; use only dry, uncooked beans soaked over night. Also, it's best not to use very old beans, as it makes falafel turn out dry. The most important thing is to use uncooked chickpeas. #dormfood Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern deep fried/ oven baked ball or patty shaped street food,made with Dried chickpeas Onions,Garlic,spices and lots of freshly chopped herbs.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have no-fail chickpea falafel using 12 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make No-fail Chickpea Falafel:
  1. Take 150 g uncooked, dry chickpeas (1/3 lb or 200 ml)
  2. Get 1/4 Onion, chopped
  3. Take 1-2 cloves Garlic
  4. Get 1 tsp Cumin
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp Ground coriander
  6. Get 1/2 tsp Salt
  7. Take 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
  8. Get 1/8 tsp Black pepper
  9. Take 1 pinch Ground cardamom (optional)
  10. Get 2 Tbsp Fresh herbs such as parsley, cilantro or oregano
  11. Make ready 1 1/2 Tbsp Flour
  12. Take Oil for frying: grapeseed or canola works well. You need enough to fill about 1 inch (2.5cm) up the frying pan

Traditionally, falafel is made from dried chickpeas and/or includes fava beans. I opted for a more simple version, using canned chickpeas so you don't have to wait for the chickpeas to soak overnight or worry about not being able to find ingredients. For flavor, we included fresh parsley (or you can use cilantro in a pinch), garlic, shallots, sesame seed s, cumin, salt, and pepper. Tip into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, harissa paste, flour and a little salt.

Steps to make No-fail Chickpea Falafel:
  1. Rinse and soak chick peas over night. After soaking, drain VERY well.
  2. Get your stuff ready: mix up spices and chop onion, garlic and herbs.
  3. Combine chickpeas with all ingredients in a bowl (except frying oil of course).
  4. Using a food processor, blend the mixture in small batches. I found doing it small batches helps keep the mixture evenly ground.
  5. Grind into a rough meal, but be careful not to turn it into a paste. It should be some what coarse like big grains of sands ;) Cover and let chill in refrigerator for an hour or two if time allows.
  6. The mixture should hold together enough to form round balls using your hands, though it might be slightly loose. If it doesn't stick together at all, mix in a little more flour until it does. Form 7-8 falafel balls. If possible, wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
  7. Pour in about 1.5 in/3 cm oil in a frying pan or pot. Heat on medium until hot enough to fry (about 325°F/170°C).
  8. Test one falafel to make sure it doesn't fall apart by setting it in center of hot oil. It might be loose at first but hold together a few seconds after frying. If it starts to really disintegrate, you may need to blend the mixture into a finer texture. If that doesn't work, add more flour.
  9. The first side should be brown after 2-3 minutes (if it browns faster, turn the heat down on the oil slightly.
  10. If all goes well, you can start frying the rest of the falafel! Again, 2-3 minutes on the first side, then GENTLY turn over and fry other side for another 2-3 minutes.
  11. Fry another 2-3 minutes on the next side.
  12. Remove from oil. Let excess oil drain and give a couple minutes to cool.
  13. Insides will look like this!
  14. Pile up and serve in pita bread, tzaziki sauce, tomatoes, shredded cabbage, etc. In the unlikely event of leftovers, reheat in a hot oven for 10 minutes or so :)

For flavor, we included fresh parsley (or you can use cilantro in a pinch), garlic, shallots, sesame seed s, cumin, salt, and pepper. Tip into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, harissa paste, flour and a little salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands. First, don't used canned/cooked beans; use only dry, uncooked beans soaked over night. Also, it's best not to use very old beans, as it makes falafel turn out dry.

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