Awful Falafel
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄3 cups dried garbanzo beans, don't use canned
- 4 tablespoons bulgur wheat, can get from health food stores
- 1 onion, chopped finely
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 5 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped (cilantro)
- 3 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom seed
- 4 tablespoons flour
directions
- Place chickpeas in a large bowl and add water to at least 2 inches over the top of chickpeas.
- Let soak for 4 hours.
- Drain and grind in a food processor. (I tried in a blender but not ground fine enough).
- Add chickpeas to a bowl and stir in bulgar wheat, onion, garlic, parsley, fresh coriander, ground cumin, ground coriander, baking powder, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, curry powder and 3 tablespoons water mixing well.
- Let stand for 45 minutes.
- Add flour to mixture mixing well, should be moist but not runny, if too dry add water a tablespoon at a time or if too wet add flour a little at a time.
- Wet hands and shape mixture into balls the size of golf balls.
- Heat oil for deep-frying to 350.
- Add falafel balls to the hot oil (making sure not to over crowd the pan) and cook for 4 minutes, if not using a deep fryer then turn balls over after 2 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let drain on paper towels.
- Serve in pita bread with hummus, fresh vegetables, tahini and olives or use what you prefer.
- Time to make doesn't include soaking and standing times.
- Enjoy.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TerryB
Colorado Springs, Massachusetts