Falafel Recipe - How to Make Falafel at Home - Chickpea Falafel | In Arabian snack recipes, "falafel" is the most popular snack that people love to have. If you belong to the Arab world then you must be familiar with the unique taste of falafel that people love to eat. It's a famous street food recipe of choice. You can watch my complete step-by-step recipe tutorial to note down the quick steps to make authentic falafel at home. You will find the same taste as you take it from restaurants or street food.
Why Falafel Recipe is so Popular?
People from other regions also love the taste of falafel and try to make it at home. So today at Hinz Cooking you can find the simple, easy and authentic recipe of chickpea falafel to try at home kitchen. If you are new to cooking and looking at how to make falafel at home then this recipe is for you.
What is Falafel?
It's a middle eastern snack recipe that people love to eat. You can also call it a famous street food recipe available at every corner in the Arabian region. Made with ground chickpeas with the addition of herbs and spices, deep-fried in a form of balls and Patti. Served with a simple sauce (hummus or tahini sauce) or wrapped with pita bread that makes it more tasty and scrumptious.
Falafel is crispy from the outside and inside is full of green textured chickpeas which are awesome in taste. You can watch the recipe tutorial to quickly follow the steps.
The nutty taste of falafel balls compels me to have whenever I go outside. In the Arabian region, every street cafe serves falafel with hummus.
As the Ramadan is just around the corner so you can prepare this special recipe for Iftar and suhoor that will keep your filled and energetic throughout the day.
Chickpeas are good for health so you can incorporate these type of simple snacks in your diet. So let's move to Hinz Kitchen and make this mouthwatering snack. You can also share this recipe video to your friend and family!
How to Make Falafel
Making of falfel is so simple and easy. You can try even if you are a beginner. To make my falafel, I took dried chickpeas and soaked with water (overnight soaking is recommended). Watch the Falafel recipe video to prepare step by step.
Try to make falafel with fresh chickpeas!
Canned chickpeas will not work to get the desired result
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Ingredients
Soaked Dried Chickpea - 2 Cups
Onion (chopped) - 1 Medium
Coriander / Parsley - Handful
Green Chilli - 1 (Chopped)
Grated Garlic - ½ Tsp
Cumin Powder - ⅓ Tsp
Coriander Powder - ½ Tsp
Black Pepper Powder - ⅓ Tsp
Salt - ⅓ Tsp
Paprika Powder - ½ Tsp
Freshly Squeezed Lemon - 1 Tsp
All-Purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 Tbsp
Baking Soda - ⅓ Tsp
Oil - For Frying
Method
- Take 2 cups of dried chickpeas and soaked in water for 8 hrs.
- After 8 hrs, check the chickpeas if it breaks while pressing then the chickpeas are ready to process.
- Now in a bowl, place the soaked chickpeas and add other ingredients.
- Add onion (chopped), Coriander / Parsley, chopped green chilies, grated garlic, cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, salt, paprika powder.
- Also, squeeze lemon juice.
- Add baking soda and all-purpose flour (maida).
- Mix all the ingredients properly.
- Now shift to the blender to give it a good blend.
- Coarsely blend the chickpea mixture.
- Rest the mixture for 30 minutes to get set.
- Take it out and make chickpea balls. (Make sure the balls are without crack)
- Now fry the falafel balls until it gets a dark golden color.
- Take it out and serve with hummus or tahini sauce.
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How to Store Falafel?
You can store falafel in two ways: Before cooking and After cooking
- Before Cooking: Make falafel balls and lined them in a tray and keep them in the freezer to get hard. Once the balls get hard then place them in a plastic bag or airtight container to store in the refrigerator. You can store for 2 to 3 weeks. When you need it, take it out and microwave it for few minutes, and then fry/bake as per your requirements.
- After Cooking: To store after cooking, keep it in an airtight container and refrigerate for 02 weeks. Once you need it, take it out and microwave it for few minutes and it's ready to eat.
Is Falafel Vegan?
Many people feel that it's not vegan but I personally feel it's vegan as it doesn't contain any animal or dairy ingredients.
How to Serve Falafel?
You can serve falafel hot and cold (room temperature) in both ways. I personally like to serve hot falafel with hummus or tahini sauce.
You can also make
Falafel Wrap, Falafel Shawarma, Falafel burger, sandwich or try falafel pizza.
Falafel Recipe - How to Make Falafel at Home - Chickpea Falafel
Materials
- Ingredients
- Soaked Dried Chickpea – 2 Cups
- Onion chopped – 1 Medium
- Coriander / Parsley – Handful
- Green Chilli – 1 Chopped
- Grated Garlic – ½ Tsp
- Cumin Powder – ⅓ Tsp
- Coriander Powder – ½ Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder – ⅓ Tsp
- Salt – ⅓ Tsp
- Paprika Powder – ½ Tsp
- Freshly Squeezed Lemon – 1 Tsp
- All Purpose Flour Maida – 2 Tbsp
- Baking Soda – ⅓ Tsp
- Oil – For Frying
Instructions
- Method
- Take 2 Cups of dried chickpeas and soaked in water for 8 hrs.
- After 8 hrs, check the chickpeas if it breaks while pressing then the chickpeas are ready to process.
- Now in a bowl, place the soaked chickpeas and add other ingredients.
- Add Onion (chopped), Coriander / Parsley, chopped green chilies, grated garlic, cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, salt, paprika powder.
- Also, squeeze lemon juice.
- Add baking soda and all-purpose flour (maida).
- Mix all the ingredients properly.
- Now shift to the blender to give it a good blend.
- Coarsely blend the chickpea mixture.
- Rest the mixture for 30 minutes to get set.
- Take it out and make chickpea balls. (Make sure the balls are without crack)
- Now fry the falafel balls until it gets a dark golden color.
- Take it out and serve with hummus or tahini sauce.
Notes
- Don't use canned chickpeas to make falafel
- Deep frying is not necessary. You can also bake
- Try to avoid reheating the falafel.
- Don't fry on high heat otherwise, it will taste like raw chickpeas from inside.
*This post first published on 5th May 2019 and recently updated with latest details for the reader's benefit.
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