falafel

Method

1. 01

   Falafel is a very popular dish in the Middle East. But falafel is especially popular in Israel, where it is revered as a national dish.

2. 02

   Traditional falafel is a snack is a ball made of ground chickpeas or beans with a lot of spices. And, of course, the classic recipe for falafel involves deep-frying.

3. 03

   Soak the chickpeas in cold water and leave for 12-13 hours so that it is soaked in moisture and regained its “vital” properties.

4. 04

   Grind the chickpeas in a blender. “Animated” chickpeas are no longer at all like the lifeless “pebbles” that we see when buying. Therefore, it is very easy to be exposed to the knives of the blender. By the way, during soaking in the chickpeas, the amount of biologically active substances increases, which, of course, affects the properties of the finished falafel.

5. 05

   Cut the green onions.

6. 06

   Chop the parsley greens.

7. 07

   Onions of small onions.

8. 08

   Remove most of the chickpeas from the blender and put green and onions, as well as parsley, then grind it all for 10 seconds.

9. 09

   Mix the resulting mass with spices, sesame, salt, baking powder and previously crushed chickpeas.

10. 10

    With wet hands, make balls - raw falafel.

11. 11

    Roast the balls deep for 4-5 minutes. Falafel chickpeas ready to use. You can serve falafel as an independent dish with various sauces or just like that.