I really want to make Falafels(sp?)
but how? is there a really yummy and easy recip out there ?
if you make them could someone give me a recipe pretty please with sugar on top :D
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I really want to make Falafels(sp?)
but how? is there a really yummy and easy recip out there ?
if you make them could someone give me a recipe pretty please with sugar on top :D
You can buy the mix in a box at the supermarket or make your own:
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
400g canned chickpeas, rinsed, drained
1 tsp each ground cumin and coriander
2 tbs chopped coriander leaves
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup (75g) plain flour
Method
Heat 1 tbs oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until beginning to soften. Place in a processor and whiz to a smooth paste with chickpeas, spices, coriander, egg yolk, salt and pepper.
Use floured hands to make twelve 5cm-diameter patties, then dust in flour on a plate. Chill for 30 minutes.
Heat remaining 1 tbs oil in a non-stick frypan over medium-high heat. Fry felafel for 1-2 minutes each side until golden. Cool.
These are the yummy ones off the taste website!
The best falafel recipe I've ever used is out of the Stephanie Alexander 'big' cookbook (can't remember what it's actually called, I just call it the big orange bible).
I'll see if I can dig it out once E is asleep tonight. The trick is, use dried chickpeas, not canned, and lots of herbs. Dried chickpeas, soaked but not cooked until soft, then pulverised to a kind of 'gritty' texture rather than fully pureed, results in very very light falafel. I find that using tinned chickpeas results in a very dense falafel.
Thanks for the tip Suse! I have that cookbook- the Cook's Companion, I think! I may give those ones a go.