Classic Falafel
This classic falafel is vegan and made using garbanzo beans, parsley and classic spices. Perfectly fried to crispy perfection.
Servings: 20 falafels
Equipment
- large soup pot
- blender or food processor
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried chickpeas (4 cups soaked)
- 2 cups parsley leaves, chopped
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon coriander
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 small red onion chopped - optional
- 1-2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
Frying Oil:
- grapeseed oil as needed for frying
Instructions
Day Before:
- The day before you want to make these falafels, add your dried chickpeas to a large mixing bowl and fill with enough water to cover by a few inches. Cover and let sit overnight. The chickpeas should double in size by morning -- or at least eight hours soaking time.
Day Of:
- Drain and rinse the soaked chickpeas.
- Add the chickpeas, parsley, optional onion and lemon juice to a food processor or blender. Blend until the mixture is nice and crumbly - almost into a paste, but still with little bits in there. The parsley should have turned the mixture green. When the blend is just about done, add in the spices and garlic.
- Transfer the processed bean mixture to a clean bowl and fold in the salt, pepper, baking powder and sesame seeds.
- Cover the mixture and chill in the fridge for an hour.
Frying:
- Add your oil to a medium pot for frying. Tip: The smaller the pot, the less oil you will need to use overall. You will need to fry in smaller batches, but does help save oil.
- Heat oil over medium heat, until it is 375 degrees.
- Using a cookie dough scoop - or another scoop of choice - scoop the falafel mixture, then transfer directly to the hot oil. Repeat. I did three falafel balls at a time in my small pot.
- Fry for about 2-3 minutes - or until golden brown. Gently turning the falafel balls about halfway through.
- Transfer fried balls to a cooling rack or sheet of parchment paper - or paper towel to catch some of the oil.
- Repeat until all the mixture is used.
- Serve warm! Delicious with hummus, pita, veggies and tahini.
Notes
Tip: If you only want to use half the mixture, you can freeze the remaining mixture. Thaw and fry to prepare balls.
referenced: recipe
Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 352mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 529IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg