Falafel, exotic chickpea bites

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By Ángela

Falafel is an ancient recipe that consists of a kind of chickpea or broad bean croquette typical of countries such as India, Pakistan and the Middle East. It is usually served accompanied by yogurt sauce and in the form of a pita bread sandwich like kebabo as a starter. Today it is very common to find them in kebab shops.

Like the lentil pâté that we have recommended in the previous post, the falafel they are a good way for children to eat legumes. For them it is more appealing to do it with the texture of a paste or puree and with chickpea camouflaged in the filling of a croquette.

Falafel

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Have you ever tried falafel? Whether you have eaten it or it is the first time, with this recipe you will learn how to prepare it correctly and thus enjoy these exotic chickpea snacks

Falafel
  • Ángela
  • Kitchen: cuisine
  • Recipe type: incoming
  • Rations: 4
  • Total time:

Ingredients

  • 250 grams of dried chickpeas
  • 1 cebolla
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • coriander and fresh parsley
  • ground cumin
  • cinnamon powder
  • pepper
  • peppers
  • a tablespoon of yeast
  • flour or breadcrumbs
  • shawl
  • oil.

Preparation

  1. Leave the chickpeas to soak for a day before making the falafel so that they become tender. After those 24 hours

  2. drain them and remove the skin if we prefer

  3. since we are going to crush them without cooking them. This is how it is done with authentic falafel.

  4. We grind the chickpeas in a robot

  5. and then we continue to chop the onion and garlic. Finally we add the spices and yeast and mix. Let this dough rest in the fridge for a couple of hours.

  6. After this time we give the falafel a round shape and emborrize them in the flour or breadcrumbs and fry in plenty of oil until they are golden and crisp. Before serving, we put them on kitchen paper.

Image: Ozuto


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