Tasty Vegetarian Falafel
- 250 grams dried chickpeas or two tins of canned chickpeas
- 1 piece onion
- 1 piece red shallot
- 5 pieces cloves of garlic
- 1 piece chili pepper (whole including the seeds)
- 1.5 tablespoons cumin powder
- 1.5 tablespoons coriander powder
- 1 piece Fresh chives
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 shot sunflower oil
- Soak the dried chickpeas overnight. The chickpeas will double in size and weight.
- Drain the chickpeas and remove the skin. If you use canned chickpeas drain them.
- Put the chickpeas in a blender or kitchen machine.
- Add the whole chili pepper including seeds, red shallot, onion, parsley powder, cumin powder, coriander powder.
- Blend the ingredients together and stir if necessary.
- Add the chives and blend some more. Be careful not to over blend.
- Make small patties with a spoon. This amount will be good for 16 to 20 falafel.
- Heat sunflower oil in medium to hot pan.
- Fry the falafel for a couple of minutes before turning them over and fry the other side until golden brown.
- Let the falafel drain on kitchen paper.
chickpeas, onion, red shallot, garlic, chili pepper, cumin powder, coriander powder, fresh chives, salt, sunflower oil
Taken from food52.com/recipes/72469-tasty-vegetarian-falafel (may not work)