falafel for charishma

polly salama's Note:

this is a wonderful recipe,very flavorful and pretty easy to make. charishma asked for his recipe because it doesn't have eggs.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 8 hrs
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas (can use canned to save time)
• 2 cups chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 5 cloves peeled garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 leek, trimmed and cut into three pieces
• 6 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. soak chickpeas in water-cover with water two inches above the beans.
2. cover and let stand for 8 hours.
3. drain.
4. combine chickpeas,cilantro and next 8 ingredients in a food processor, process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
5. divide chickpea mixture into 16 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2 inch thick patty.
6. heat two tablespoons oil in a large non-stick skillet.
7. add 5 patties cook 3 minutes on each side or until golden.
8. repeat process twice with remaining oil and patties.
9. serve with tahini sauce.

Reviews

[Charishma_Ramchandani]

First of all, a big THANK U to you for helping me out in time of real need. This is a very nice recipe for falafels and eggless too, which is another plus point of this recipe(vegetarians also get to enjoy it). I would suggest 3 things: 1.to replace the cilantro with parsley, 2. To add more salt depending on your taste(as 1/4 tsp. was too little) and 3. to grind the chickpeas first and then the other ingredients.

[najwa]

Excellent recipe!! They tasted really good, but I felt the texture was too soft .. I made a sandwich with naan, tahini, tomatoes and lettuce .. My husband loved them! Thanks!!

[D Rusak]

I am not giving this stars, but this did not hold together for me at all. The flavor was excellent, however. Maybe I didn't grind it enough but it really seemed like it was at the texture as described in the instructions. After all the falafels broke apart in the pan, I decided to make falafel pie- put the rest of the mixture in and popped it in the oven.