Falafel

Name: Falafel
Ingredients: 450 g (1 lb) chickpeas; 2-4 small onions; 4-5 garlic cloves; a sprig of fresh parsley or coriander; a sprig of fresh parsley or coriander; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; sunflower oil, for frying

Preparation info

8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Paupers Cookbook

By Jocasta Innes

Published 2014

About

Excellent picnic food to eat with a salad dressed with yoghurt, and pitta bread. Alternatively, it makes a good party dish served with rice and a hot tomato sauce. The remarkable thing about this chickpea recipe is that the chickpeas do not need to be boiled, making it economical on fuel.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) chickpeas
2-4 small onions
4-5</

Garnish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the chickpeas in cold water overnight. Grind the chickpeas in a food mill, blender or food processor. If you are using a food processor, put the onions, garlic and parsley or coriander in with them. Otherwise, chop these finely and mix them into the ground chickpeas.

Grind the cumin and coriander seeds in a mill, or in a mortar, and stir them into the mixture. Season with salt, pep