Authentic Homemade Falafel Recipe: This Delicious Fried Falafel Recipe Is Simply Amazing by Chef Gigi

Vegetarian Dinner Vegan
2 years ago

Authentic Homemade Falafel Recipe: This Delicious Fried Falafel Recipe Is Simply Amazing

Here I am, an Italian-American, trying to grasp the depths of an authentic falafel recipe. How did I do it? I turned to my favorite falafel expert and adapted it from Joan Nathan’s book, The Foods of Israel Today. Amazing book and amazing falafel recipe!

Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Prep Time: 20 minutes plus 3 hours to refrigerate dough, plus overnight if soaking chickpeas
Cook Time: 20 to 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 to 50 minutes plus refrigeration and soaking time
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

Here’s how to make it:

  1. Put the chickpeas in a large bowl and add enough cold water to cover them by at least 2 inches. Let soak overnight, then drain. Or use canned chickpeas, drained.
  2. Place the drained, uncooked chickpeas and the onions in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the parsley, cilantro, salt, hot pepper, garlic and cumin. Process until blended but not pureed.
  3. Sprinkle in the baking powder and 4 tablespoons of the flour and pulse. You want to add enough bulgur or flour so that the dough forms a small ball and no longer sticks to your hands. Turn into a bowl and refrigerate, covered, for about 3 hours or until firm.
  4. Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts.
  5. Heat 3 inches of oil to 375 degrees F in a deep pot or wok and fry one ball to test. If it falls apart, add a little flour. Then fry about six balls at once for a few minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
  6. Stuff half a pita with falafel balls, chopped tomatoes, onion and green pepper. Drizzle with tahini thinned with water.

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Falafel Scoop $8 & Up
Dried Chickpeas $4 & Up
Tahini $6 & Up
Pita Bread $8 & Up
Ground Cumin $2 & Up
Baking Powder $2 & Up
Flour $3 & Up
Vegetable Oil $3 & Up

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Donna John
I've never made falafel. Adding it to my list. Scratched homemade pasta and beef jerky off already. :-)
Julie Rose
How delicious! 😍

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